In 1870, a change was made to the constitution, granting African-American men the right to vote (www.npr.org). Even though these amendments were put into the constitution, they really did not provide African-Americans much protection. First, there was Black codes, which were restrictive laws to constrain the freedom/rights of African-Americans and safeguarded their accessibility as a cheap work force after slavery was ended. This was against the 13th and 14th amendments. Then there were the Jim Crow laws, which went against the 14th amendment. These laws stated that races should be segregated in public places (schools, parks, etc.), underhandedly taking away the right for African-American men to vote through unfair tricks, and banning interracial marriages. These “loopholes” continued for many years, until the Civil Rights Movement, (commonly known as the second
In 1870, a change was made to the constitution, granting African-American men the right to vote (www.npr.org). Even though these amendments were put into the constitution, they really did not provide African-Americans much protection. First, there was Black codes, which were restrictive laws to constrain the freedom/rights of African-Americans and safeguarded their accessibility as a cheap work force after slavery was ended. This was against the 13th and 14th amendments. Then there were the Jim Crow laws, which went against the 14th amendment. These laws stated that races should be segregated in public places (schools, parks, etc.), underhandedly taking away the right for African-American men to vote through unfair tricks, and banning interracial marriages. These “loopholes” continued for many years, until the Civil Rights Movement, (commonly known as the second