Following the passage of Proposition 50 (Prop 50), where California voters voted upon the redrawing of Congressional districts to favor Democrats in five additional seats in the midterm elections in ...
The Voting Rights Act was passed to stop racial discrimination in voting. The case, Louisiana v. Callais, questions if states can comply with the Voting Rights Act without violating constitutional ...
The 15th Amendment was written to stop governments from picking winners and losers based on skin color. In Louisiana, that is ...
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - It is the third day of Black History Month and WTOC has the Black history fact of the day. On February 3, 1870, the 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified ...
The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution ended slavery in America. The Fourteenth Amendment recognized Black citizenship. The Fifteenth Amendment outlawed denial of voting rights to Black men. The ...
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - October 8, 1869: The Virginia General Assembly ratified the 14th and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. It was a requirement for the state to readmitted to the Union. The ...