The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was adopted in 1868, and it reads as follows:
“No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities 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.”
Then in 1870, the 15th Amendment was adopted. It reads:
“The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.”
These amendments and other laws passed in the late 1860s and early 1870s limited the rights of states and made it a crime to deprive Black people of their rights. They also provided for Black people to -- without discrimination -- enter into contracts, buy property, and patronize public accommodations such as hotels, theaters, and railroads.
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A People's History of the United States
Howard Zinn
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