How did the thirteenth and fourteenth amendments extend the civil rights of amricans

Fourteenth Amendment. Word Origin. noun. an amendment to the U. S. Constitution, ratified in 1868, defining national citizenship and forbidding the states to restrict the basic rights of citizens or other persons.

Fourteenth amendment | Define Fourteenth

The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, known collectively as the Civil War Amendments, were designed to ensure equality for recently emancipated slaves. The 13th Amendment banned slavery and all involuntary servitude, except in the case of punishment for a crime.