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Do You Agree With The 15th Amendment
Fifteenth amendment prohibits denying men the rights to vote based on their race. Men have been discouraged about not being able to vote or to have other opportunities.Me as the leader in our community, I think if we want to improve the condition of our African American life we would have to not give up and keep trying, lose some pride that we may have, and also let no one tell you what you are capable or what you’re not. Working together we could all make a difference and change anything, so our future would be better. If we want to make a difference we have to lose some pride in our self. We all have pride for what we are and where we come from, but sometimes we have to put some pride away to work with other people and get along. “ No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem.” Our pride should not be the reason we don't succeed and lose many opportunities we have. “Nor should we permit our grievances to overshadow our opportunities.” Personally I think we should always work from the bottom too the top. …show more content…
We may have no rights even with the fifteenth amendment, basically whatever happens with are properties no one really cares. Even with so little right we have that should never let us put down, and make that are strength to succeed. Poor people have no right to vote but yet white people with no education and not wise could vote just because of the color and our race. We as a strong african american group that could show others that we are smart and we have knowledge to get an education and even vote. We are much more than people think, it's our job to work where we are from right too the very top and never give up. Show other color people that we could make a difference in this world and change for a better

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