The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, also collectively known as the Civil War Amendments were designed to ensure equality for recently emancipated slaves. The 13th Amendment banned slavery and all involuntary servitude, except in the case of punishment for a crime.
The 14th Amendment guaranteed African Americans citizenship rights and promised that the federal government would enforce equal protection of the laws.
The 15th Amendment stated that no one could be denied the right to vote based on race, color or previous condition of servitude.
"His heavenly will" indicates to listeners of her speech it is god who wishes.
Not many people worried about their child's education because children would already work jobs. Boys would usually help their fathers with work and girls would help their mothers with house work and (when they reach the age) get married. But when children were not allowed to work jobs at a young age they would start attending school. Also their were not many schools and they wouldn't get funded much so they were not in the best condition.