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laws passed in the South restricting African American freedom and forcing them to work in a labor based economy for low wages
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The Civil Rights Act gave everyone the chance at a citizenship and affirmed that everyone is equally protected by the law.
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These acts, such as the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments, re-admitted Southern states into the Union by giving African Americans equal rights
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A bill giving people born in the U.S and former slaves a citizenship
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This amendment gave African American men the right to vote