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The 13 th and 15 th Amendment

The 13 th and 15 th Amendment. Jamie K. Nicole S. Max P. Ben S. 13 th Amendment.

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The 13 th and 15 th Amendment

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  1. The 13th and 15th Amendment Jamie K. Nicole S. Max P. Ben S.

  2. 13th Amendment • "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.“ • What this really means…

  3. 15th Amendment • “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude • What this really means…

  4. Historical Background • What was happening between 1861-1865? • Civil War • Why were these two amendments passed? • Slaves wanted equal rights • Supporters (of slavery)? • South • Against (slavery)? • North

  5. Effect of the Amendments Passing • Jim Crow Laws • From the end of civil war to the modern civil rights movement • What did these do? • Made separate but equal OK • Problem with these… • Example: White drinking fountain, black drinking fountain

  6. Court Case: Plessy v. Ferguson • Summary • Plessy attempted to sit in a white section of a rail-road car after refusing to sit in the black section. They are “separate but equal” railroad accommodations. • Result • Found guilty, considered fair because Jim Crow Laws allowed for this

  7. Court Case: Brown v. Board • Summary • Actually consisted of 5 cases that regarded public school segregation • Violate the “equal protection clause” • Result • Overturned Plessy v. Ferguson • Ruled unconstitutional for public schools to be segregated

  8. Court Case: Guinn v. US • Summary • Dealt with the Grandfather clause • What is the Grandfather clause? • New literacy tests were implemented by southern states for colored people, clause exempted those with grandfathers that had the right to vote before the civil war • Goal? Prevent colored people from voting • Result • Grandfather clause ruled unconstitutional • Important because...

  9. Modern Uses • South is still very racist today • Where does slavery still exist today? • Many places, most common in Southeast Asia, South Asia, and former Soviet Republics

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