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Why did people say the 15th amendment didn't do enough?

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It gave southern white women the right to vote, but it ignored the rights of southern black women. But It gave African American men the right to vote, but it ignored the rights of women so they need to do more for women !!
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The Court declared that the Fifteenth Amendment "commands that the right to vote shall not be denied or abridged on account of race or color, and it gives Congress the power to enforce that command. The Amendment is not designed to punish for the past; its purpose is to ensure a better future."

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