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13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment forever abolished slavery, neither slavery nor involuntary servitude were legal , except as a punishment for crime that have been duly convicted. Slavery was declared illegal in the United States. The 13th Amendment also restricted several other forms of bound labor. -
14th Amendment
Granting citizenship to people that were enslaved. The 14th Amendment granted citizenship to all people that were born in the US including formerly enslaved people, and provided all citizens with equal protection under the laws. The ¨ good ¨ consequence was that anyone born in the US, no matter where and no matter the circumstance, would automatically become a United States citizen. -
15th Amendment
The 15th Amendment permitted African American men the right to vote. The states could't remove from disenfranchising voters on account of race, color, or previous condition of service. -
Enforcement Act of 1870
Blacks had the right to vote, hold office, serve on juries, and receive equal protection of laws. If the states failed to act, the laws allowed the federal government to intervene. Consequences were the use of terror, force or bribery to prevent people from voting because of their race. This is when the KKK appeared the were a Klan of terrorist who killed people of other race or people who defended people from other race. -
Enforcement act of 1871
Attaches personal responsibility to anyone acting under color of State law to violate the rights of another. Permitted the president to use the armed forces to combat those who conspired to deny equal protection of the laws. -
Ku Klux Klan
The 3rd Enforcement Act passed by Congress and known as the Ku Klux Klan Act. It made a number of the KKK's intimidation tactics into federal offenses, the government prohibited those suspected of complicity in such conspiracies to serve on juries related to the Klan's activities. Hundreds of Klan members were fined or imprisoned. These efforts were so successful that the Klan was destroyed in South Carolina. -
Civil Right Act of 1875
African Americans equal treatment. All citizens, regardless of color, access to accommodations, theaters, public schools, churches... The Civil Rights Act made segregation illegal in most public accommodations. However, southern states created bathrooms, public transportation apart for African Americans.