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The 15th Amendment
Amendment 15
(March 30, 1870)
Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude--
Section 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
The 14th and 15th Amendments were passed in 1868 and 1870, respectively. Initially meant to preserve personal freedoms of African Americans , they now stand, in large part, for the idea that the Constitution implies, but does not enumerate, certain fundamental rights for all citizens.
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The U. S. Constitution
