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 or any state shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or any claim for the loss or emancipation of any slave; but all such debts, obligations and claims shall be held illegal and void.

§ 5. The congress shall have power to enforce, by appro­priate legislation, the provisions of this article.

Section.

1. The rights of voters.

Section.

2. How enforced.

§ 1. 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.

§ 2. The congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.