Finally, on March 30, 1870, the Fifteenth Amendment became part of the Constitution. To many, it felt like the last step of reconstruction. But just as some had predicted, Southerners found ways ...

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 ...

Support your local PBS station in our mission to inspire, enrich, and educate.

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Full text is unavailable for this digitized archive article. Subscribers may view the full text of this article in ...

And the Fifteenth Amendment did not protect only ... In this way, Plessy rejected not only the Reconstruction Amendments, but the philosophy behind them. The amendments were built on the idea ...

The film discusses the aftermath of the Civil War, focusing on the devastation in the South and the challenges faced by ...

EAST MOLINE, Ill. (KWQC) - The city of East Moline got a $2 million grant for the reconstruction of 15th Avenue on Tuesday. According to a media release, the grant is from the Illinois Department ...