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The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing African Americans full citizenship and all persons in the United States due process of law.
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Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
1868 amendment addressing citizenship rights and civil and political liberties
The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments. Considered one of the most consequential amendments, it addresses citizenship rights and equal protection under the law at all levels of government.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
African Americans
Ethnic and cultural group in the United States
African Americans, also known as Black Americans and formerly called Afro-Americans, are an American racial and ethnic group who as defined by the United States census, consists of Americans who have ancestry from "any of the Black populations of Africa". African Americans…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Due process
Requirement that courts respect all legal rights owed to people
Due process of law is application by the state of all legal rules and principles pertaining to a case so all legal rights that are owed to a person are respected. Due process balances the power of law of the land and protects the individual person from it. When a government…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)