On Account of Race, Color, or Previous Condition of Servitude

Dear Representative Stauber,

“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.”

 

- 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, 1870

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source: “15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Voting Rights (1870).” Milestone Documents, National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/15th-amendment. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.

Photo credit: William R. Tobias, "Cabinet Card Portrait of Thomas Mundy Peterson," 1884, https://nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_2015.190 

Mailed November 19, 2025