In 1870 the amendment gave all male citizens the right to vote.

In 1870, the FIFTEENTH Amendment gave all male citizens the right to vote.

The Fifteenth Amendment was one of the three amendments enacted after the American Civil War (1861-65) to ensure equality for black Americans. This Amendment, ratified on February 3, 1870, guarantees the right to vote of all U.S.'s male citizens, stating that this right will not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

china unilaterally claims the entire south china sea as sovereign territory, then builds artificial islands to bolster its claim. it suddenly activates an air defense identification zone over the east china sea, and threatens to down any aircraft that does not report its position. it builds roads into indian territory, then redraws the maps to show that it is actually chinese territory. the people's republic under president xi jinping is quickly becoming the bully of asia.