External Websites

The following external websites contain primary source materials related to the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Voting Rights (1870)
National Archives and Records Administration
Black Voting Rights: The Creation of the Fifteenth Amendment External
HarpWeek - Text, illustrations, and political cartoons from pages of Harper's Weekly.
DocsTeach: Joint Resolution Proposing the Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
National Archives and Records Administration
The Fifteenth Amendment External
Digital Public Library of America - The documents, images, photographs and articles in this set explore the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment, responses to it across the United States, and its long-term impact on the struggle for equal voting rights.
The Fifteenth Amendment External
National Constitution Center
Landmark Legislation: Thirteenth, Fourteenth, & Fifteenth Amendments
U.S. Senate
Toward Racial Equality: Harper’s Weekly Reports on Black America, 1857-1874 External
HarpWeek - Text, illustrations, and political cartoons from pages of Harper's Weekly.

15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Primary Documents in American History