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After the US Bill of Rights was created in 1791, only seventeen amendments have been added to the US Constitution. Under each title in this publication are documents provided by the states that ratified a particular amendment. Some of the best-known constitutional amendments include the abolition of slavery (13th amendment), voting rights for women (19th), prohibition (18th), and its repeal (21st). Explore the process by viewing each amendment and then see how each state ratified it.

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Publication Number:
M1518
Publication Title:
Ratified Amendments XI-XXVII of the U. S. Constitution
Publisher:
NARA
National Archives Catalog ID:
299796
National Archives Catalog Title:
Ratified Amendments, compiled 1795 - 1992
Record Group:
11
Short Description:
NARA M1518. These records from sixteen rolls of NARA microfilm relate to each constitutional amendment as ratified by state legislatures.
Roll:
0004
Amendment Number Year:
XV,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, 1870
Ratification Year:
1870
Description:
Amendment XV: Voting Rights
State:
Maine
Page:
13
Original data from:
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