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The 15th Amendment to the Constitution passed immediately after the Civil War gives the right to vote to all legal U.S. citizens, regardless of race.
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Amendment 15, 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.
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