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Black Codes
Laws passed in the south just after the Civil War aimed at controlling freed men and women, and allowing plantation owners to take advantage of African American workers. -
Civil Rights Act of 1866
Made clear that all citizens were equally protected by the law. -
Reconstruction Acts
The task of rebuilding the former Confederate states readmitting them to the Union. -
14th amendment
Aimed to preserve the rights of formerly enslaved poeple. Today it protects the rights of all Americans from abuse by state governments. -
15th Amendment
United States Constitution prohibits states from denying voting rights to citizens based on race, color or previous condition of servitude
