On this day:

In 1869, the 15th amendment is passed by Congress.

The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude."

This February, commemorate Black History Month by celebrating the history, culture, and literature of Black Americans. 

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