Using reputable online news sources, find an article about a current event that has happened within the last 12 months that deals with any
of the ideas that came about during the Enlightenment. For example,
you might choose an event that involves freedom of speech, religious
tolerance, or the right to vote. Alternately, you can choose an event
where these values or ideas are absent and would make a tremendous
difference if they were present.
Once you have chosen an event, answer the following questions:
• What website did you use for your research?
• What is the title of your article?
• Who is the author of your article?
• What is the event you read about?

c it says nothing about connecting those 2 seas.

regarding the law, the 15th amendment was specifically designed thinking in the rights of black free men.

even though ratified on february 3, 1870, the promise of the 15th amendment would not be fully applied for a long time.poll taxes and literacy tests would allow southern states disenfranchise african americans. only in 1965 the voting rights for african americans would be actually able to vote in the south.

in 1965, president johnson signed the voting rights act, which aimed to overcome legal barriers that prevented african americans from voting as it was guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the u.s. constitution.