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The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution officially outlaws slavery and involuntary servitude,
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The 14th Amendment expanded civil rights because it granted citizenship to former slaves, equal protection from the laws, and no person was allowed to be deprived of life, liberty,or property
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Allowed any race, color, or previous condition of servitude to vote.
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It made people become aware that “separate but equal” was not really true.
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It gave the right of vote to women
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It abolished racial segregation in the armed forces.
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declared state laws establishing seprate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional.
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It declared the Alabama and Montgomery laws requiring segregated buses to be unconstitutional.
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Rosa Parks impacted the civil rights issue because she refused to give up her seat even though she was sitting in the colored section. It led to many other uprisings from other colored people.
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Protected right of vote by African Americans
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Prohibits both Congress and the states from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on payment of a poll tax or other types of tax.
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It outlawed major forms of discrimination against African Americans and women, including racial segregation.
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it outlawed discriminatory voting practices that had been responsible for the widespread disenfranchisement of African Americans in the U.S.
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it provided equal housing opportunities regardless of race, creed, or national origin.