The passage of the 19th Amendment was won after a 72-year long struggle led by a number of prominent women, including one Harriet Tubman (1822 – 1913).
15th Amendment
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This year Black History Month celebrates the right to vote
The Freedom Movement, as it was called, placed a lot of emphasis on the right to vote, which had been denied to Blacks living in the South since the end of Reconstruction.
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The Black fight for the franchise
It’s been 150 years since the 15th Amendment was ratified on February 3, 1870, giving Black people access to the ballot.