Which amendment granted African American men the right to vote?

Which amendment granted African American men the right to vote?

• A. 15th Amendment
• B. 14th Amendment
• C. 19th Amendment
• D. 26th Amendment

Answer: (A)

The key idea is protecting the right to vote from racial discrimination. The amendment that does this explicitly states that the right of citizens to vote cannot be denied or abridged on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. This was added after the Civil War to ensure Black men could vote nationwide, ratified in 1870. The other amendments address different protections or groups. The one about citizenship and equal protection guarantees all people born or naturalized in the U.S. are treated equally under the law, but it doesn’t specifically secure the right to vote for a particular group. The amendment that prohibits denying the right to vote based on sex extended suffrage to women. The amendment that sets the voting age at 18 lowers the eligibility age, not race-based voting rights.

The key idea is protecting the right to vote from racial discrimination. The amendment that does this explicitly states that the right of citizens to vote cannot be denied or abridged on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. This was added after the Civil War to ensure Black men could vote nationwide, ratified in 1870.

The other amendments address different protections or groups. The one about citizenship and equal protection guarantees all people born or naturalized in the U.S. are treated equally under the law, but it doesn’t specifically secure the right to vote for a particular group. The amendment that prohibits denying the right to vote based on sex extended suffrage to women. The amendment that sets the voting age at 18 lowers the eligibility age, not race-based voting rights.