On July 9, 1868, the 14th Amendment was ratified to the U.S. Constitution, granting U.S. citizenship to Black Americans after hundreds of years of enslavement. The crucial amendment would later serve ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On this day in 1870, the 15th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution was ratified, guaranteeing the right to vote -- regardless of ...