Amendments of the USA Constitution in the Reconstruction Period 1865-1870(Historical study)

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This research discusses the three constitutional amendments in the Reconstruction period in the United States of America (1861-1870), and their role in approving civil and political rights for Negroes and slaves, which followed the American Civil War(1861-1865). in preserving the unity of the American people. The problem of the research is represented in “Did the three constitutional amendments express an immediate need for the American administration and the legislative authority, or did they represent a firm position and a moral commitment towards American Negroes and their civil and political rights during that period?” The research concluded that the three constitutional amendments, although they did not meet the aspirations of the groups for which they were enacted, were the beginning of a new stage in the path of civil rights. The Reconstruction era lasted from the end of the Civil War in 1865 to 1877, and its primary focus was on returning southern states to full political participation in the Union, ensuring the rights of former slaves and establishing new relationships between African Americans and whites. The Reconstruction Amendments succeeded because they restored the United States as a unified state. All the former Confederate states drafted new constitutions, recognized the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments, and pledged allegiance to the American government.

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  • Receive Date: 05 January 2022
  • Accept Date: 10 February 2022

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