DOC 2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Fifteenth Amendment To The United States Constitution, The New Jim Crow, Thirteenth Amendment To The United States Constitution
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Passed into law by congress in 1865 at the conclusion of the u. s. civil war. Was supposed to have legally abolished slavery in the u. s. forever. Federal laws are more powerful that state laws. Post-reconstruction and (cid:494)old(cid:495) jim crow era: 1(cid:890)(cid:889)(cid:889)-1965. Instilled in states that took the african american rights away. Farmers cannot walk near the railroad tracks, cannot talk to women, cannot hang out at. Never explicitly applied to african americans, but only enforced for african. Prison sentence work on plantation instead of going to jail regression/white. Gain acceptance into segregated schools and universities. In 2004, more african americans were disenfranchised (could not vote) due to felony. Than in 1850 (the peak of slavery) When the 15th amendment finally granted african american (men) the right to vote. How to address and change the contradictions in the system. How to avoid paths of least resistance.
