After the passage of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments, why did African Americans continue to experience political oppression?

Question

1. The amendments were not intended to exclusively solve African American problems.
2. Southern legislatures enacted Jim Crow laws.
3. Many African Americans did not trust that the amendments would be upheld.
4. Poor communication kept African Americans from learning about their rights.

Answer 1

The primary reason African Americans continued to experience political oppression after the passage of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments was:

2. Southern legislatures enacted Jim Crow laws.

While the amendments were significant milestones aimed at securing civil rights for African Americans, Southern states implemented Jim Crow laws that enforced racial segregation and disenfranchised Black citizens through measures such as literacy tests, poll taxes, and other discriminatory practices. This systemic oppression effectively undermined the protections supposedly guaranteed by the amendments, contributing to the continued political and social marginalization of African Americans.

Options 1, 3, and 4 may reflect some aspects of the broader context but do not directly address the primary mechanisms of political oppression that persisted in the South.