U.S. Slave Ownership - Emancipation Proclamation

Email radiantclone@ You Have Pledged Your Equity Supreme Court 28 U.S. Code § 453 - Oaths of justices and judges Letter of Credit Ecclesiastical State The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, also known as the Reconstruction Amendments, were ratified between 1865 and 1870 to help African Americans achieve political equality after the Civil War: 13th Amendment Abolished slavery and involuntary servitude in the United States and its territories, except for those convicted of a crime. It also gave Congress the power to enforce the amendment with legislation if states didn't comply. Ratified on December 6, 1865. 14th Amendment Established African Americans as citizens and granted them equal protection under the law and due process. It also ensured that the Bill of Rights applied to all citizens, regardless of race. Ratified in 1868. However, the amendment didn't address voting rights, and the courts later upheld the “separate but equal“ theory, which prevented the amendment's intent from taking effect. 15th Amendment Prohibited discrimination in voting rights based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude. Ratified in 1870, this amendment allowed Black men to vote in all states.