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 the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
Amendment 15 talks about equal rights and who can vote. Most notably the right to vote for all, no matter their race or skin color.
This picture is an example of the 15th Amendment. It shows a black hand casting their vote as a representation of black people now getting the right to vote because of this Amendment.
This video gives us a story behind the 15th Amendment, why it was imposed and lastly what this Amendment means.
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