granted African Americans in the United States citizenship

13th Amendment

14th Amendment

15th Amendment

The 13th Amendment, ratified in 1865, abolished slavery in the United States.

The 14th Amendment, ratified in 1868, granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, including African Americans.

The 15th Amendment, ratified in 1870, prohibited the denial of the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude, thereby granting African American men the right to vote.