The equal protection clause in the 14th amendment accorded them the rights of full citizenship no differently than anyone else and established this principle that the government may not treat you differently based on your race. And The 15th amendment ensured that those formerly in the bondage of slavery would have the right to vote. And yet, as Reconstruction was halted, a different form of oppression took over and lasted for far too long, for many decades, in fact. (1:46:32–1:46:41)
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Asserts that the 15th Amendment granted voting rights to former slaves.
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