The main purpose of this Amendment was to ensure the voting rights of African-American males . Ultimately , the language of the Amendment would allow for other legal challenges . Despite the explicit mention of a ``male ' electorate in this section , other sections of the Amendment leave openings for challenge . In section one , a citizen is defined as ``All persons born or naturalized in the United States ' This section also reinforces the mandate prohibiting states from making laws that ``abridge the privileges or...











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