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When were African Americans protected by the law?
The 13th Amendment, which was ratified in 1865, abolished slavery. Three years later, the 14th Amendment provided blacks with citizenship and equal protection under the law.
What three things did the 14th amendment do?
14th Amendment – Citizenship Rights, Equal Protection, Apportionment, Civil War Debt | The National Constitution Center.
What laws were passed because of Martin Luther King Jr?
Martin Luther King Jr. won the Nobel Peace Prize, and Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This law made it illegal to treat people differently because of the color of their skin when they were trying to buy a house, rent an apartment or go to a restaurant, for example.
What were the 5 civil rights cases?
The five consolidated cases were United States v. Stanley, United States v. Ryan, United States v. Nichols, United States v.
What did free African Americans do before 1800?
Before 1800, free African American men had nominal rights of citizenship. In some places they could vote, serve on juries, and work in skilled trades. But as the need to justify slavery grew stronger, and racism started solidifying, free blacks gradually lost the rights that they did have.
What was the status of free blacks in the 1830s?
Free blacks were still given restrictions and laws because of their status in society. In the early 1830s, a law in Virginia was made to prohibit all blacks from getting their education.
What did African Americans do to protect their rights?
Blacks and whites working together took legal measures to try to prevent the erosion of black rights and to protest against new restrictions. African Americans held a series of national conventions to decide on a collective course of action.
What did the Black Code and Jim Crow laws do?
Vocabulary. Black codes and Jim Crow laws were laws passed at different periods in the southern United States to enforce racial segregation and curtail the power of black voters. After the Civil War ended in 1865, some states passed black codes that severely limited the rights of black people, many of whom had been enslaved.