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Certification in March 1870

When: March 30, 1870
Where: Washington, D.C.
Part of: 15th Amendment guaranteeing African American men the vote is passed

Secretary of State Hamilton Fish certified the amendment on March 30, 1870, following the ratification by twenty-nine states.

New York attempted to revoke its ratification on January 5, 1870. However, in February 1870, Georgia, Iowa, Nebraska, and Texas ratified the amendment, bringing the total ratifying states to twenty-nine. This forestalled any court challenge to New York's resolution to withdraw its consent.

Sources

Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-04

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