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Why did the radical republicans in congress turn to constitutional amendments to guarantee the rights of african americans?
because if they secured their rights in an amendment, then they can essentially "use" or "gain" more votes for the officials they wanted because the Republicans (North) had secured their rights which ultimately made the African Americans happy/ falter away from the Southerns who had used them as slaves.
How did the 24th Amendment affect African American voting rights?
Amendment 24 of the U.S. Constitution provided more opportunity for African - Americans to vote by barring Poll Taxes, a tax that must be paid by anyone wishing to cast a vote.
What was the first musical written produced and performed by African Americans?
Shuffle Along, was the first musical written, produced, and performed, by African Americans, made it's debut on Broadway in 1921.
The 15th amendment gave what group the right to vote?
The 15th Amendment (1870) to the United States Constitution granted the right to suffrage (voting) to all males. Specifically, the use of color or being a prior slave could no longer legally be used to prevent the right to vote for African-American males.
Who started a college for African Americans in 1923?
African American Mary McLeod Bethune. There is even a monument in Washington D.C, to honor the contributions she made toward education.
What two acts made African Americans citizens?
14th Amendment and the 15th amendment.
What was amendment 15?
To the United States Bill of Rights? It gave African-Americans the right to vote. The 13th ended slavery, the 14th made them citizens.
What US Constitution made African Americans citizens?
slaves
Who legally freed all African Americans made them citizens?
abe lincoln
What amendment made African Americans citzens and gave them equal protection under the law?
The 14th amendment gave rights to former slaves.
Which amendment made blacks citizens?
admendment 14
What was the reason that they made the fifteenth amendment?
to allow African Americans the write to vote and help clear up any racial tension
What made the election of hundred of African Americans leaders to local state and congressional offices possible during 1870?
The passage of the Fifteenth Amendment
What did the 13 14 and 15 amendments mean for African Americans?
The 14th Amendment to the US Constitution had several profound effects on the lives of African Americans. First off, it overruled a prior ruling that African Americans could not be US citizens. Secondly, it prohibited state and local governments from depriving persons of life, liberty, and property without due process of law. Thirdly and most importantly, it guaranteed all citizens equal protection under the law, a clause that served as an important basis for the decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954) that overturned segregation.
What amendment made all newly freed slaves citizens of the US?
The 14th amendment
Which amendment made slaves citizens of the US?
13TH amendmentThe 13th amendment FREED the slaves, the 14th amendment made former slaves US Citizens. So the correct answer would have to be 14th amendment (passed in 1866, ratified in 1868)
What problem did this amendment solve?
Laws targeting poor African American made it difficult for them to vote.
