Emboldened by the election of President Ulysses Grant,who supported the Congressional Reconstruction agenda,Congress passed the Fifteenth Amendment that

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The Fifteenth Amendment was passed by Congress during the Reconstruction Era and stated that the right to vote could not be denied on the basis of "race, color, or previous condition of servitude." This amendment provided voting rights protection for African American men, who had previously been denied the right to vote under slavery and later as free citizens due to discriminatory state laws and practices.

Emboldened by the Election of President Ulysses Grant,who Supported the Congressional