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African Americans Right to Vote, 150th Anniversary of the 15th Amendment allowing Black men to vote following the Civil War.

The year 2020 marks the 150th anniversary of the Fifteenth Amendment (1870) which gave the right of Black men to vote following the Civil War. It also marks the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment and the culmination of the women’s suffrage movement. This year’s theme, then, recognizes the struggle for voting rights among men and women throughout American history. It is an ongoing struggle experienced by people of color that continues into the 21st century.”