Question

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.2why did this amendment require additional enforcement?

Answer 1

The 15th Amendment that granted African-American men the right to vote was adopted in 1870, but despite it, many discriminatory practices were used to prevent African Americans from exercising their right to vote especially in the Southern States.

Because of that, the 15th Amendment had to be enforced with the Voting Rights Act of 1965 as a part of the Civil Rights Movement, this Act outlawed the legal barriers that denied blacks their rights to vote.

Answer 2

Despite their citizenship, African Americans were legally prohibited from voting in some states. (APEX Class ;)