AFAM Key term review

13th amendment

abolished slavery except for as a type of punishment

14th amendment

established equal protection under the law and granted birth right citizenship to people who were born in america

15th ammendment

granted black men the right to vote

voting rights act of 1965

outlawed the discriminatory voting practices adopted in many southern states after the Civil War, including literacy tests and polling taxes

fair housing act 1968

prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status, or disability

fugitive slave act

made it easier for slaveholders to capture and return fugitive slaves, even those in free states

civil rights act of 1964

outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, etc aiming to end segregation

grandfather clauses

if your grandfather had the right to vote, you could too