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1870 - The 15th Amendment Watch)

"The 15th amendment is the last of the so-called 'Civil War Amendments'. This amendment outlawed discrimination in voting rights. Although formally ratified in 1870, Africans are still denied the right to vote based on a variety of means by Southern states. These included things like the "poll tax" and literacy tests."

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