If all freed slaves were granted the right to vote, why was the 15th amendment needed?
to overturn jim crow laws and undermine the ku klux klan
to create zones of safety around the polls to protect all voters
to grant the vote to women in addition to african-americans
to grant voting rights to african-americans in northern and border states

1. the fifteenth amendment guaranteed for all us citizens, regardless of "previous condition of servitude." freedom citizenship voting rights religious tolerance 2. which group was still not allowed to vote following passage of this amendment? women poor men rich men former slaves 3. the fifteenth amendment was the last of the amendments. carpetbagger lincoln reconstruction scalawag