The Battle for the Fifteenth Amendment
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🗓️ 3 February 2026
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February 3, 1870. The Fifteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing the right of black men to vote. This episode originally aired in 2022.
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| 0:47.8 | On a beach in South Carolina, a 22-year-old Union soldier named Lewis Henry Douglas grips his rifle. |
| 0:55.6 | He fixes his eyes on the dark uniform of the man in front of him and begins to march. Lewis is one of 600 other soldiers |
| 1:01.7 | who are currently heading into battle. Their ranks pack tightly together as they traverse the |
| 1:06.2 | narrow path along the beach between the sea and the treacherous marshlands. As a breeze whips off the water, Lewis feels the sand blow across his face. |
| 1:14.6 | He knows that with every step he takes, he's getting closer to danger. |
| 1:18.6 | But Lewis also feels that the cause he is fighting for is a worthy one. |
| 1:22.6 | The American Civil War began two years ago, |
| 1:25.6 | after 11 states left the Union to form a confederacy |
| 1:29.3 | dedicated to preserving slavery. |
| 1:31.3 | The regional conflict was largely a fight between white men, North versus South, until a few months ago, |
| 1:37.3 | when President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which put an end to slavery in the rebel states and fueled the recruitment |
| 1:45.4 | of black Americans, including former slaves, to enlist in the fight. Before July of the previous year, |
| 1:52.0 | they had been barred from serving in combat at all. Lewis was born a free man, but he was eager to |
| 1:58.5 | fight for the rights of former slaves. So in March of 1863, Lewis joined one of |
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