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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.
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Made clear that all citizens were equally protected by the law.
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The task of rebuilding the former Confederate states readmitting them to the Union.
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Aimed to preserve the rights of formerly enslaved poeple. Today it protects the rights of all Americans from abuse by state governments.
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United States Constitution prohibits states from denying voting rights to citizens based on race, color or previous condition of servitude
