Passed by Congress February 26, 1869, and ratified February 3, 1870, the 15th Amendment granted African American men the right to vote. 

How did the Fifteenth Amendment affect reconstruction?

The last of the “Reconstruction Amendments,” the Fifteenth Amendment banned the denial or abridgment of suffrage on the basis of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It effectively gave African-American men the right to vote.

Was the 15th Amendment successful during reconstruction?

After the Civil War, during the period known as Reconstruction (1865–77), the amendment was successful in encouraging African Americans to vote.
 

How was the 15th Amendment helpful?

The 15th Amendment guaranteed African-American men the right to vote. Almost immediately after ratification, African Americans began to take part in running for office and voting.
 

How did the 14th and 15th Amendment help reconstruction?

The Fourteenth Amendment, adopted in 1868, defines all people born in the United States as citizens, requires due process of law, and requires equal protection to all people. The Fifteenth Amendment, ratified in 1870, prevents the denial of a citizen’s vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

What were the effects of Reconstruction Amendments?

Innovative legislation was not forthcoming to help ease the discrimination that many newly freed slaves felt in the South. However, the Reconstruction Amendments did their part: they officially ended overt slavery, gave citizenship to newly freed African Americans, and established the right to vote regardless of race.