Laws of Freedom

  • 13th Amendment

    13th Amendment
    The date that the 13th Amendment was ratified. (ended Slavery) (unintended: black codes were made)
  • 14th Amendment

    14th Amendment
    The date the 14th Amendment was ratified. (the rights for free African Americans born in the United States. PROTECTED BY THE BILL OF RIGHTS)(unintended: Not all African Americans were all free)
  • 15th Amendment

    15th Amendment
    The date the 15th Amendment was ratified. (African Americans MEN were allowed to vote)(unintended: Not fair for African American women who could not vote.)
  • The Enforcement Act of 1870 (1st)

    The Enforcement Act of 1870 (1st)
    The Enforcement Act was ratified on May 31, 1870. (This ratified the crime of interfering with citizens' right to vote.)(unintended: Helped African Americans right to vote)
  • The Enforcement Act of 1871 (3rd)

    This was ratified on April 20, 1871. (KKK was outlawed for activities they had done before.) (unintended: African Americans were not being assaulted anymore.)
  • The Enforcement Act of 1871 (2nd)

    The Enforcement Act of 1871 (2nd)
    The Enforcement Act of 1871 was ratified on April 20, 1871. (For every federal election a federal marshal must supervise.) (unintended: The South was always supervised by the military, especially during elections.)
  • Civil Rights Act

    Civil Rights Act
    The Civil Rights Act was ratified on March 1, 1875. (Prohibits discrimination towards people of color, race, religion, sex, or religion.) (unintended: allowed segregation aka not equal)