With many Black citizens disenfranchised from voting when the Civil Rights Movement began in the 1950s, progress was slow.

Though the amendment was part of an effort to set the US on a more equitable path in the post-Civil War era ... moved to protect the rights enshrined in the 15th Amendment with the passage ...

The 1875 law was declared unconstitutional. But the Civil rights Law of 1866, and of course the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments, remain in the Constitution. They're "sleeping giants," somebody ...

Susan B. Anthony dedicated her life to social justice. For 45 years, she fought for women’s suffrage with little obvious ...

Federal civil rights enforcement policy in the 1950s and 1960s was principally based on the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments. In 1968, however, the Supreme Court approved a dramatic expansion ...

The 15th constitutional ... the people's fundamental rights to express dissenting opinions. The writ petitioners' lawyer prayed to the HC to scrap the 15th amendment. The 15th amendment bill ...

We need a Voting Rights Act for the 21st century, one that goes beyond the anti-discrimination focus of the 15th Amendment and fulfills the broader promise of equal citizenship promised by the ...

It’s one vote, so it’s natural to be deeply invested. At its core, that’s the dynamic that has been playing out during the ...

The High Court has raised a legal question regarding the hearing of the rule on the 15th Amendment, as a case concerning the 13th Amendment remains pending in the Appellate Division. The court ...

The Ohio Civil Rights Commission honored 12 exceptional individuals at its 15th Civil Rights Hall of Fame ceremony on ...

A hearing on the rule questioning the legality of the 15th Amendment to the Constitution, which abolished the caretaker government system in 2011, will take place at the High Court on Oct 30.