The Fifteenth Amendment, passed in 1870, granted African American men the right to vote in the United States. This amendment stated that the right to vote cannot be denied or abridged based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude. While this amendment theoretically granted African American men the right to vote, various discriminatory practices such as literacy tests, poll taxes, and intimidation tactics were put in place by states to suppress their voting rights during this time. It was not until the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965 that these barriers were effectively eliminated, ensuring the full protection of voting rights for African Americans.
