Why are the Civil War(13,14 and 15) amendments needed?

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http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112391/civil_war_amendments.htm
So these amendments insured our rights as citizens?
Yes, but these particular amendments ensured the rights of a specific group of people who hadn't had rights before the Civil War. Which group was that?
Slaves/African Americans?
Yes.
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