Black History Fact:: On this day in 1870, the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments to the United Stats constitution are collectively known as the slave amendments. Ratified after the end of the Civil War they (sort of) ensured former slaves citizenship and the right to vote, as well as legal barriers to the return to slavery. However, it would be another 100 years before Blacks were really able to vote more-or-less freely and Jim Crow laws as well as anti-Black customs, prevalent in both The North and The South, would prevent these Americans from enjoying even second class citizenship for many decades to come.
Posted on: Mon, 03 Feb 2014 17:35:50 +0000
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