The 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution was passed in 1869 and finally ratified on February 3, 1870. This was the date the African American men were officially granted the right to vote.
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African American men who were free and not slave could vote as early as 1776 in certain states. It was 1965 that is considered when there was equality for the African American male to vote.
Black men began voting in elections in around 1870.
1870 - 15th amendment gave black men the right to vote, but in practice it didn't happen. Loopholes in the amendment allowed whites to prevent blacks from voting. 1919 - Women got the right to vote. 1975 - The Voting Rights Act finally gives black men the real right to vote.
While some free black men could vote in some of the northern states before the US Civil War, the right to vote was guaranteed to all black males with the ratification of the 15th Amendment to the Constitution in 1870. Black women gained the vote with white women. A few western states granted women the vote in the late 19th century, but most women in the US gained the vote with ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution in 1920
For the same reason men vote Democrat. They believe the policies of a given party are the better option
More men were eligible to vote