Following the 13^th Amendment, the rights and political standing of African Americans in the U.S. South gradually improved through the 1880s and 1890s.

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The given amendment does not exist and therefore cannot have contributed to any improvement in the rights and political standing of African Americans. In fact, the period following the Civil War and Reconstruction saw the rise of Jim Crow laws and widespread discrimination against black Americans in the South, resulting in a significant decline in their political and social rights.

Following the 13th Amendment, the Rights and Political Standing of African

Following the 13^th Amendment, the Rights and Political Standing of African