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There were a few amendments that extended civil rights in the United States. Amendments 1-10 established most civil rights, the 13th ended slavery, the 14th amendment required equal protection and rights under law, the 15th amendment banned denying equal rights based on race, and the 19th amendment gave women the right to vote.
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Why did the Civil War amendments have little effect in the South until 1965?
The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments were important to the Civil Rights Movement. The Thirteenth Amendment ended slavery in the United States. The Fourteenth Amendment allowed Blacks to have the same rights as Whites. The Fifteenth Amendment allowed Blacks to vote. They had little effect in the south until 1965 when the Civil War ended.
How did the 14th and 15th amendment change the constitution?
The 14th Amendment outlawed slavery and granted civil rights and liberties to African-Americans. The 15th Amendment prohibited the government from denying a citizen the right to vote based on race.
What is the the 13th and 14th and 15th amendment?
13th amendment is SLAVERY ABOLISHMENT. 14th Amendment is CIVIL RIGHTS. 15th Amendment is RIGHT TO VOTE.
What are the protections granted by the government called?
Civil rights
What amendment does equal rights fall under?
It isn’t an amendment, but a law passed in 1965 as the Civil Rights Act.
