Which piece of reconstruction legislation granted citizenship to african americans? a. the thirteenth amendment b. the fourteenth amendment c. the black codes d. the emancipation proclamation

Answer

the Fourteenth Amendment

Explanation

Reconstruction legislation was a party which had policies which favored or granted people their civil rights. The fourteenth amendment of the reconstruction act granted citizenship to African Americans. These people most of them were slaves by the year 1868 and they were provided with national citizenship. They were also entitled to equal protection by the laws regardless of their former situations and race.

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