Question

What constitutional rights did Black people gain as a result of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments?
A. the right to join the military, run for public office, and own land
B. freedom from enslavement, the right to vote, equality under the law, the right to hold office, and equal citizenship
C. the right to worship as they pleased, operate newspapers, establish new towns, and speak out on political issues
D. the right to travel from state to state, form legal contracts, and educate their children

Answer 1

B

Briefly: the 13th abolished slavery, the 14th guaranteed citizenship and equal protection under the law, and the 15th prohibited denying the vote on the basis of race — together enabling equal citizenship, legal equality, voting rights (and, by extension, the ability to hold office).