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The 13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment abolished slavery in the United States. Although the 13th Amendment ended slavery, it didn't end the violence and hate towards African Americans. -
The 14th Amendment
The 14th Amendment Freed and guaranteed citizenship for African Americans and anyone born or naturalized in the United States. An unattended consequence of the 14th Amendment is that 10 southern states refused to ratify the 14th Amendment. -
The 15th Amendment
The 15th Amendment made it illegal to stop anyone from voting based on color, race, or previous condition of servitude. An unintended consequence of the 15th Amendment was that discriminating based on sex was not a part of this, so it was still unfair to women. -
1st Enforcement Act
This first act of the three Enforcement Acts protected citizen's right to vote. This act made it a crime to interfere with any citizen's right to vote. An unintended consequence of this is just how even by adding this law, the harrasement to black voters didn't change in some areas. -
2nd Enforcement Act
The second of three enforcement acts is that federal elections muct be under supervision of federal marshals. A good consequence that happend because of this law was that nobody had to feel threatened or scared when voting, which was their right to do. -
3rd Enforcement Act
The third Enforcement Act was that the Ku Klux Klan's activities were outlawed or banned. A consequence of this act was that since the president used armed forces for anyone who denied equal protection of laws, that meant that African Americans were now more safe on the streets and didn't have to fear the KKK. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1875
The Civil Rights Act of 1875 guaranteed citizens full and equal access/use to all public areas. The unintended consequence of the Civil Rights Act of 1875 was that it did not make segregation a crime.