It prohibits each state from denying anyone the right to vote based on race, religion, sexuality, etc
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I think it was a threat but not one of the main ones
They were treated like they didnt mean anything to anyone because they were slaves. If you were a slave you were treated like an animal. There was a woman named Harriet Tubman and she risked her life over and over again trying to help slaves escape.