The Fifteenth Amendment

The Fifteenth Amendment:

Section 1.

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 power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

The right to vote is now possible for people of all race, color, and other prejudice.  This was an especially colossel moment in history for the rights of African Americans.  HOWEVER, this does not apply to women...yet.  

With an edgy come back, this simple image still does a good job depicting this part of history.  If all people are equal citizens by the Constitution's 13th amendment, waiting a hundred years to finally have more equal rights is unreasonable.  The picture only mildly shows the frustration, African American's faced before given the right to vote.  

15th Amendment Rap

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzIH6SiIbek

An interpretation of the concepts of the 15th amendment to the tune of "Ice Ice Baby!" They touch on the importance of equal voting rights, and take note of the impact it has on incoming generations.  

Also quite entertaining...

Moral of the Story: Political Science is a great and valuable class!