Celebrating Rights and Responsibilities
Baltimore & the Fifteenth Amendment, May 19, 1870
An Interactive Historical Investigation by David Troy © 1996

A laurel leaf, a piece of paper labeled, "Constitution of the United States," and the text of the 15th Amendment.

Quote: "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the U.S. or any state on account of race, color, or condition of servitude."

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