Civil Rights Amendments

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The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged... On account of race, color, or previous condition or servitude.

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Fifteenth Amendment Voting rights Civil Rights Amendments

Source

Constitution of the United States

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1870 1870s 19th century

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Original Citation

The United States Constitution. Amend. 15, sec. 1.

Current Citation

"The Constitution of the United States." The Constitution of the United States and The Declaration of Independence. Racehorse, 2016, amend. 15, sec. 1.

The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged... On account of sex.

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Nineteenth Amendment Voting rights Women's rights Civil Rights Amendments

Source

Constitution of the United States

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1920 1920s 20th century

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Original Citation

The United States Constitution. Amend. 19, sec. 1.

Current Citation

"The Constitution of the United States." The Constitution of the United States and The Declaration of Independence. Racehorse, 2016, amend. 19, sec. 1.

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.

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Thirteenth Amendment Civil Rights Amendments Bill of Rights

Source

Constitution of the United States

Genre

Legal writing

Language

English

Time

1865 1860s 19th century

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Citation

The Constitution of the United States. Amend. 13, sect. 1.

All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall...abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

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Fourteenth Amendment Civil rights Civil Rights Amendments

Source

Constitution of the United States

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1789 1780s 18th century

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Original Citation

United States Constitution. Amend. 14.

Current Citation

The Constitution of the United States. The Constitution of the United States and The Declaration of Independence. Written by Delegates of The Constitutional Convention. Racehorse, 2016, amend. 14.