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Why were some women angered when African American rights were expanded?

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The 15th Amendment declared that "the right of citizens ... to vote shall not be denied or abridged ... on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude" – but women of all races were still denied the right to vote. To Susan B. Anthony, the rejection of women's claim to the vote was unacceptable.

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