And here we are again dealing with issues of those who were former slaves. First, they're free. Then, they're citizens. Now, we have to amend the constitution a third time to ensure that they get the right to vote. It would seem that when people want to deny something they find every way around the system in order to do so. It's a shame, if you ask me.
Video:
This video shows some of the means that were used to "get around" the fifteenth amendment. It really is amazing the extent that some states went to in order to keep african americans from voting.
Article:
Enforcing the 15th
Another long one I couldn't really post here, but the link should do. This article was written in TIME magazine in 1965, nearly 100 years after the passing of the 15th amendment and goes over the enforcing that had to be done in order to get southern states to comply with the amendment to allow african americans to vote. Desperate measures, desperate counter-measures.
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