Stay updated with breaking news from Fifteenth Amendment. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
A group of voters and civil rights organizations are filing a lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s congressional and state senate maps as unconstitutional racial gerrymanders. The 49-page complaint accuses the state’s Republican-led Legislature of diluting the power of voters of color in the Memphis and Nashville areas by making “the conscious choice to manipulate the population of…
Prohibiting people with certain felonies voting is a no-go
We are witnessing a rise in white nationalism and overtly racisms that parallels period that ended Reconstruction era, Kevin McGruder writes.
As the smoke of war settled, a pivotal question emerged: Did African American lives experience political improvements in the aftermath? The struggles endured by African Americans throughout history laid the groundwork for change, but did they finally gain a voice in the corridors of power? As we embark on this journey, we'll examine the intricate
Reconstruction, the period (1865–77) after the American Civil War during which attempts were made to redress the inequities of slavery and its political, social, and economic legacy and to solve the problems arising from the readmission to the Union of the 11 states that had seceded.