447 The Fifteenth mendment

CHAPTER 43  FROM GRANT TO CLEVELAND ,1869-1889

447.The Fifteenth mendment

In February ,1869, just before Grant ＇ s inauguration , Congress proposed still another amendment , providing that neither the United States nor any state could abridge the rights of citizens of the United States on account of race , color , or pre - vious condition of servitude . The state legisla - tures hastened to accept this amendment , and it was declared in force in March ,1870.