The Fifteenth Amendment granted blacks the right to vote. Which of the following statements accurately describes the response of African-Americans in the South to this amendment?

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The Fifteenth Amendment, ratified in 1870, prohibited the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude." Following its ratification, there was a significant increase in voter registration and political participation among African-Americans in the South, with many taking advantage of their newly granted rights to vote and actively participate in the political process.

The Fifteenth Amendment Granted Blacks the Right to Vote