Which amendment granted voting rights to Black men?

Which amendment granted voting rights to Black men?

• A. 15th Amendment
• B. 14th Amendment
• C. 13th Amendment
• D. 19th Amendment

Answer: (A)

Voting rights for Black men were secured by the amendment that bans denying the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude. Ratified during Reconstruction, this amendment was meant to ensure that Black men could vote in federal, state, and local elections despite emancipation. It sits alongside other post-Civil War changes: one amendment ended slavery; another defined citizenship and guaranteed equal protection; and a later amendment extended voting rights to women. While this provision opened the door to Black male suffrage, actual voting access varied by place and time, leading to later civil rights measures.

Voting rights for Black men were secured by the amendment that bans denying the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude. Ratified during Reconstruction, this amendment was meant to ensure that Black men could vote in federal, state, and local elections despite emancipation. It sits alongside other post-Civil War changes: one amendment ended slavery; another defined citizenship and guaranteed equal protection; and a later amendment extended voting rights to women. While this provision opened the door to Black male suffrage, actual voting access varied by place and time, leading to later civil rights measures.