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13th Amendment
Amendment Thirteen to the Constitution – the first of the three Reconstruction Amendments – was ratified on December 6, 1865. It forbids chattel slavery across the United States and in every territory under its control, except as a criminal punishment. -
14th amendment
June 8, 1866, and ratified two years later, on July 9, 1868. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immensities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. -
15th amendment
Passed by Congress February 26, 1869, and ratified February 3, 1870, the 15th Amendment granted African American men the right to vote. -
The 3 Enforcement Acts
The Enforcement Acts were three bills that were passed by the United States Congress between 1870 and 1871. They were criminal codes that protected African Americans' right to vote, to hold office, to serve on juries, and receive equal protection of laws. Passed under the presidency of Ulysses S. -
Civil Rights Act of 1875
The bill guaranteed all citizens, regardless of color, access to accommodations, theaters, public schools, churches, and cemeteries. The Senate passed the bill with a vote of 38 to 26 on February 27, 1875. The bill became law on March 1, 1875.