Reconstruction Amendments and Segregation Laws

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13th Amendment

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This amendment ended slavery and states that there can be no forced labor unless a person is convicted of a crime.

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14th Amendment

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This amendment states that all citizens have rights that cannot be taken away unless a person is convicted of a crime.

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15th Amendment

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This amendment guarantees all citizens the right to vote.

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Black Code

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These laws limited the rights of black people and guaranteed their availability to work.

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Jim Crow Laws

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These laws separated black people and white people.

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Plessy v. Ferguson

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This court case made it legal to separate white and black people in public places.