During Reconstruction,all adult male former slaves were given the constitutional right to vote and to hold elected office.

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This is true. The Fifteenth Amendment to the US Constitution, ratified in 1870, prohibits 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." This effectively gave all adult male former slaves the constitutional right to vote and to hold elected office.

During Reconstruction,all Adult Male Former Slaves Were Given the Constitutional