The 13th Amendment Abolishing Slavery In The United States

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To me, freedom means that everyone, regardless of race, has the same rights and equal protection under the law. The Reconstruction amendments were written so that African Americans would have rights equal to those of white citizens. The 13th Amendment abolished slavery in the US. The 14th granted citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States,” which included former slaves recently freed and the the 15th Amendment in the Constitution granted African American men the right to vote.
Another freedom important to me is being to enjoy myself without any fear of the government. In America you can do what you want as long as it is legal and can 't be punished by the government without a fair trial if you are accused of a crime.