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Fifteenth Amendment (1870)

The national and state governments cannot use peoples’ race to stop them from voting. This amendment gave black men the right to vote, ensuring greater equality and justice for American people and their political rights.

Life Without the Bill of Rights?

Life Without the Bill of Rights? is a click-and-explore activity that asks you to consider how life would change without some of our most cherished freedoms. Life Without the Bill of Rights invites you to understand the significance of constitutionally-protected rights.

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