Which amendment gave African American men the right to vote?

• A. The 13th Amendment
• B. The 15th Amendment
• C. The 14th Amendment
• D. The 19th Amendment

Answer: (B)

This question tests understanding of which amendment specifically protects the right to vote regardless of race. The Fifteenth Amendment, ratified in 1870, prohibits denying or abridging the right to vote due to race, color, or previous condition of servitude. This is why it is the best answer: it directly guarantees African American men the right to vote after emancipation.

Other amendments address different issues: the Thirteenth Amendment ended slavery; the Fourteenth Amendment defined citizenship and equal protection under the law; the Nineteenth Amendment extended voting rights to women. So, while these are crucial protections, they do not establish Black male suffrage in the direct way the Fifteenth Amendment does.