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13th amendment
the 13th Amendment abolished slavery.
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The 3 Enforcement Acts
They were criminal codes that protected African Americans' right to vote, hold office, serve on juries, and receive equal protection of laws—passed under the presidency of Ulysses S. -
15th Amendment
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.. It told the states what they could not do — “shall not be denied or abridged.” It did not tell people they had an affirmative right to vote -
Civil Rights Act of 1875
guaranteed all citizens, regardless of color, access to accommodations, theatres, public schools, churches, and cemeteries. Civil Rights Cases that the public accommodation sections of the act were unconstitutional. -
14th amendment
No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property.this brought the kkk who hated the blacks.