Assertion: amendment | /r/CapableOf | provide citizenship
Facets:
value: under the laws
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: By 1869, amendments had been passed to abolish slavery and provide citizenship and equal protection under the laws, but the election of Ulysses S. Grant to the presidency in 1868 convinced a majority of Republicans that protecting the franchise of black male voters was important for the party's future.