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Southern state governments/southerners attempted to restrict the citizenship rights of freed slaves as much as possible following abolition. What right does the 15th amendment to the Constitution grant? Identify and Explain two ways that southern state governments/southerners attempted to undermine the 15th amendment as it applied to freed slaves. Explain why each policy was especially harmful to freed slaves.

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Answer:

you cant have slaves

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1: The 15th Amendment, which sought to protect the voting rights of Black men after the Civil War, was adopted into the U.S. Constitution.

2: It prohibits federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on race.

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