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美國憲法第14項修正案於1868年7月28日被批准了
後來，一直到了1870年批准了第15項修正案後，非裔美人才真正得到投票權。這項修正案指出「美國公民的投票權不能因為種族、膚色，或者過去的奴隸地位而遭到美國政府或其他各州政府剝奪。」不過，實際上要經過10年之後，1965年通過的投票權利法案 (Voting
Rights Act) 才真正取消了以課人頭稅、文字測驗，以及威嚇等方式來禁止非裔美人或其他有色人種行使投票權的障礙。值得注意的是，第15項修正案並沒有提到性別的問題。一直要到1920年通過第19項修正案後，婦女才真正取得投票權。
It was the 15th Amendment, ratified in 1870, which finally gave African Americans the right to vote. It states that "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." In practice, however, it took almost 100 more years and the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to remove barriers such as poll taxes, literacy tests, and intimidation that prevented African Americans and other people of color from freely exercising their right to vote. Note that the 15th amendment makes no mention of sex. It was not until the passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920 that women were explicitly given the vote.
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