A) Home of the prestigious Koranic Sankore University and other madras's, Timbuktu was an intellectual and spiritual capital and a center for the propagation of Islam throughout Africa in the 15th and 16th centuries. Timbuktu is located on the on the southern edge of the Sahara, about 8 mi (13 km) north of the Niger River. In the 14th century Timbuktu became the focal point for the gold-salt trade. During the height of Timbuktu's history it became …showed first 75 words of 1277 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1277 total…The 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees that an American citizen shall not be discriminated against in exercising the right to vote. It states that the federal and state governments cannot bar a citizen from voting because the person had been a slave or because of race. Amendment 15 was ratified on Feb. 3, 1870. While this Amendment guaranteed blacks the right to a ballot many states stilled barred blacks from voting and holding public office.