Useful Links
Black Voting Rights: the creation of the 15th amendment
https://15thamendment.harpweek.com/
Resources about The Fifteenth Amendment: To Vote Regardless of Race
https://jackmillercenter.org/fifteenth-amendment/
https://15thamendment.harpweek.com/
Resources about The Fifteenth Amendment: To Vote Regardless of Race
https://jackmillercenter.org/fifteenth-amendment/
Primary Sources
15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Primary Documents in American History
Ratified in 1870, the 15th Amendment granted African American men the right to vote. This guide provides access to digital collections at the Library of Congress, external websites, and print materials related to the amendment.
https://guides.loc.gov/15th-amendment
Text of the 15th amendment
https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-15/
To the colored men of voting age in the southern states.
https://www.loc.gov/resource/rbaapc.33200/?st=gallery
Printed song lyrics to a song called “The Fifteenth Amendment,” circa 1870.
https://dp.la/primary-source-sets/frederick-douglass-and-abraham-lincoln/sources/103
Ratified in 1870, the 15th Amendment granted African American men the right to vote. This guide provides access to digital collections at the Library of Congress, external websites, and print materials related to the amendment.
https://guides.loc.gov/15th-amendment
Text of the 15th amendment
https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-15/
To the colored men of voting age in the southern states.
https://www.loc.gov/resource/rbaapc.33200/?st=gallery
Printed song lyrics to a song called “The Fifteenth Amendment,” circa 1870.
https://dp.la/primary-source-sets/frederick-douglass-and-abraham-lincoln/sources/103
Lessons
The 15th Amendment
Teaching materials and guides on the 15th Amendment's significance in 2020 — its 150th anniversary and an election year.
https://www.zinnedproject.org/materials/teach-the-15-amendment
Northern Blacks and the Fifteenth Amendment by Terry Ann Wildman (Middle School)
Students will examine and analyze the cartoon in order to understand post-Civil War disagreements over black suffrage.
https://librarycompany.org/geniusoffreedom/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Lesson-3-Northern-Blacks-15th-Amendment-COMPLETE.pdf
Fifteenth Amendment: Black Votes (In Theory) - U.S. Constitution Series | Academy 4 Social Change
Students will be able to...
● Describe what changes occurred as a result of the Fifteenth Amendment and why it was important.
● Apply the Fifteenth Amendment to modern societal issues.
● Explain Guinn v. United States and how it affected the application of the Fifteenth Amendment.
https://s28543.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/39/2021/04/Fifteenth-Amendment-LP.pdf
Teaching materials and guides on the 15th Amendment's significance in 2020 — its 150th anniversary and an election year.
https://www.zinnedproject.org/materials/teach-the-15-amendment
Northern Blacks and the Fifteenth Amendment by Terry Ann Wildman (Middle School)
Students will examine and analyze the cartoon in order to understand post-Civil War disagreements over black suffrage.
https://librarycompany.org/geniusoffreedom/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Lesson-3-Northern-Blacks-15th-Amendment-COMPLETE.pdf
Fifteenth Amendment: Black Votes (In Theory) - U.S. Constitution Series | Academy 4 Social Change
Students will be able to...
● Describe what changes occurred as a result of the Fifteenth Amendment and why it was important.
● Apply the Fifteenth Amendment to modern societal issues.
● Explain Guinn v. United States and how it affected the application of the Fifteenth Amendment.
https://s28543.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/39/2021/04/Fifteenth-Amendment-LP.pdf