Question

During the Reconstruction era, how did African Americans being exercising the rights they believed were protected by the Fourteenth Amendment?
50-100 words​

Answer 1

The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1868, granted ... One of three amendments passed during the Reconstruction era to abolish slavery ... which abolished slavery, and protect the rights of Black Americans. ... thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they resid