Acts towards equality

14th amendment

Equal protection under the law for all- All people born or naturalized are citizens

13th amendment

Slavery is completely outlawed, outside of incarceration

15th amendment

No man can be denied the right to vote based on race

Freedman’s Bureau

Set up by the government to educate freed slaves

Black legislators

The 14th amendment allowed people of color to hold office

HBCU

Historically Black Collage or University- White universities wouldn’t accept black students so new universities were created