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Today in WV History
03 Feb

The 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified

Following the Civil War, former Confederates were barred from voting in West Virginia and the voting rights of African-Americans were not assured. The divergent issues were brought together in the Flick Amendment. It happened as the control of Rad...

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