13th Amendment

Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude . . . shall exist within the United States.

14th Amendment

All persons born or naturalized in the United States . . . are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.


No State shall . . . deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

15th Amendment

The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied . . . by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.