Question

Which amendment gave African American men the right to vote?


the Thirteenth Amendment


the Fifteenth Amendment


the Sixteenth Amendment


the Fourteenth Amendment

Answer 1

The amendment that granted African American men the right to vote is the **Fifteenth Amendment**. It was ratified in 1870 and prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on "race, color, or previous condition of servitude."