African Americans have voted in droves since ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment.

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The Fifteenth Amendment, ratified in 1870, granted African American men the right to vote, but widespread voter suppression tactics, such as literacy tests, poll taxes, and other discriminatory practices, especially in the Southern United States, effectively prevented many from exercising this right until the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was passed.

African Americans Have Voted in Droves Since Ratification of the Fifteenth