13 Feb 2020

African Americans and the vote 2020: The 15th Amendment and Voters Act

The Founding Fathers signed the United States Constitution in the summer of 1787. There were 33 amendments proposed since the original signing, however, as of 2011, only 27 currently exist.

7 Feb 2020

African Americans and the vote 2020: Events Leading Toward

On Sept. 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, which declared that as of Jan. 1, 1863, all slaves in the states currently engaged in rebellion against the Union shall be then, thenceforward and forever free.