13th And 15th Amendments To The Constitution

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I believe that the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the constitution did play a major role in creating change within America. Although, with that being said, I feel this is more a story of slow change and not something that just happened overnight. It is the same change that some argue we are still waiting on today, specifically referring to racial inequality within the country. But, what we can take away or can’t help but to recognize is what the 13th,14th, and 15th amendments did, which was pave the way for a more democratized country. Also known as the Civil War amendments the 13th, 14th, and 15th were set in place to ensure equality for recently emancipated slaves. The 13th banning slavery, the 14th defining citizenship for any person

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