The major thyroid hormone that is produced by the thyroid gland is thyroxine (T4). A small amount of another thyroid hormone, triiodothyronine (T3), is also made by the thyroid gland. Thyroid hormones have far-reaching effects on the body, in essence governing the body's metabolic rate.
In 1867, Congress passed a law requiring the former Confederate states to include black male suffrage in their new state constitutions. Ironically, even though African American men began voting in the South after 1867, the majority of Northern states continued to deny them this basic right.
African Americans gained the right to vote through the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments. Which abolished slavery, granted full citizenship to African Americans, and guaranteed the right to vote to men regardless of their race, color, or previous condition of servitude.frican Americans gained the right to vote through the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments. Which abolished slavery, granted full citizenship to African Americans, and guaranteed the right to vote to men regardless of their race, color, or previous condition of servitude.