The Civil War
Voting Rights and the 14th Amendment
2015-07-04T18:00:01-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYzFkXC8yMDE1MDcwNDE4MTgzNzAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Panelists talked about how the end of the Civil War led to the 14th Amendment, which granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and eventually the 15th Amendment, which gave African American males the right to vote. The also spoke about the politics behind the amendments and how voting have evolved in America.
Panelists talked about how the end of the Civil War led to the 14th Amendment, which granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized…
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Panelists talked about how the end of the Civil War led to the 14th Amendment, which granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and eventually the 15th Amendment, which gave African American males the right to vote. The also spoke about the politics behind the amendments and how voting have evolved in America. close
Panelists talked about how the end of the Civil War led to the 14th Amendment, which granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized… read more
Panelists talked about how the end of the Civil War led to the 14th Amendment, which granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and eventually the 15th Amendment, which gave African American males the right to vote. The also spoke about the politics behind the amendments and how voting have evolved in America. close
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