Readings: The Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments
"The first vote" A.R. Waud. Wood engraving. 1867.
Following the Civil War, three amendments were made to the US Constitution. Listen and read along to the text of each of these amendments.
The Thirteenth Amendment
The Fourteenth Amendment
The Fifteenth Amendment
The passage of these amendments did little to correct the wrongs of slavery and end racial discrimination. African-Americans throughout the country were routinely denied the right to vote and equal protection under the law.
Simulation: The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow
Visit the PBS website the Rise and Fall of Jim Crow to experience a simulation of what it was like to confront the ways African-Americans were prevented from voting.
