Amendment XV

Right to Vote — Race

The text

"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."

In plain language

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The Fifteenth Amendment bars denying the right to vote on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude, and lets Congress enforce it.

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