Amenities & Services. Guests of The Hay-Adams will always feel well cared-for. Every guestroom and suite in our DC luxury hotel is stocked with amenities to ensure that your stay in downtown Washington, D.C., is completely comfortable. We offer 24-hour in-room dining, and a fully staffed Les Clefs D'Or Concierge service.
In retrospect, it can be seen that the 15th amendment was in reality only the beginning of a struggle for equality that would continue for more than a century before African Americans could begin to participate fully in American public and civic life.
The 15th Amendment to the Constitution granted African American men the right to vote by declaring that the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.. The House of Representatives passed the 15th Amendment on February 25, 1869, by a vote of 144 to 44. 2  The Senate passed the 15th Amendment on February 26, 1869, by a vote of 39 to 13. 3  The text of the 15th Amendment can be found in the United States Statutes at Large, volume 16, page 346 (15 Stat.