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Question 7 of 10

Read this excerpt from the Fifteenth Amendment:
Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote
shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by
any State on account of race, color, or previous condition.
of servitude.2
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Why was this amendment necessary?
OA. Many states established districts where only members of some
ethnicities could vote.
OB. African Americans who were former slaves were not considered
American citizens.
OC. Despite their citizenship, African Americans were legally
prohibited from voting in some states.
OD. Poll taxes and literacy tests made it too complicated for manym
African Americans in the South to vote.

Answer 1

The Fifteenth Amendment was necessary because despite their citizenship, African Americans were legally prohibited from voting in some states. Option C, "Despite their citizenship, African Americans were legally prohibited from voting in some states," is the correct answer. The amendment was introduced to address the issue of racial discrimination and ensure that the right to vote could not be denied or abridged based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It aimed to provide African Americans, particularly former slaves, with the legal protection and recognition of their voting rights that had been denied to them through various discriminatory practices, such as poll taxes, literacy tests, and other voter suppression tactics.