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Fifteenth Amendment 

• Section 1

  The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude–

  • Amdt15.S1.1 Abolition of Suffrage Qualifications on Basis of Race
    • Amdt15.S1.1.1 Adoption and Judicial Enforcement
      • Amdt15.S1.1.1.1  Adoption
      • Amdt15.S1.1.1.2  The Judicial View of the Amendment
      • Amdt15.S1.1.1.3  Grandfather Clauses
      • Amdt15.S1.1.1.4  The White Primary
      • Amdt15.S1.1.1.5  Literacy Tests
      • Amdt15.S1.1.1.6  Racial Gerrymandering
    • Amdt15.S1.1.2  Congressional Enforcement

• Section 2

  The Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

  • Amdt15.S2.1   See Fifteenth Amendment, Section 1