13th Amendment Research Paper

Although the promise of Emancipation was Freedom and Justice for freed people, it was not fulfilled by Reconstruction as shown through the modern day issue of segregation in US cities, which are socially and economically separated/segregated. Possible solutions include affordable housing policies in diverse neighborhoods to prevent economic segregation. Regardless of the constitutional amendments passed that granted freed people legal rights and status, they had still faced segregation throughout the reconstruction era. The 14th Amendment, which was ratified in 1868, as it states in the Constitution, says “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of …show more content…
The 14th amendment gave free people rights they never had. This reveals that the United States did see the segregation and racism they had received throughout the Civil War and during the Reconstruction era, enough to ratify an amendment that gave Freed people the rights they deserved. The 14th amendment was one of the most important amendments passed during the Reconstruction era, along with the 13th. The 13th amendment, as written in the Constitution, states “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.” (13th Amendment) The 13th Amendment is a crucial piece of legislation in United States history as it formally abolished slavery and involuntary servitude. This amendment, which was ratified in 1865, marked a significant transformation in American society, legally freeing millions of enslaved people. The 13th amendment abolished slavery, which had freed an eighth of the US population, at the time being almost 4 million slaves, which is 1% …show more content…
These laws were enacted after the Reconstruction Era and lasted until the mid-20th century. Jim Crow laws enforced racial segregation in public facilities, transportation, education, and housing, among other areas, with the aim of maintaining white supremacy and disempowering people of color. These laws institutionalized discrimination and inequality, creating a separate and unequal society where African Americans and other minorities faced systemic oppression. People of color were denied basic rights and opportunities, subjected to violence, and marginalized in all aspects of life. Black people were not allowed to use white restrooms due to the enforcement of Jim Crow laws, which mandated strict racial segregation in public facilities. The segregation of restrooms based on race had a profound and negative impact on black people. Black individuals were subjected to humiliation, discrimination, and the denial of basic human rights simply because of their race. Another one of the Jim Crow laws, was segregation of

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