Section 1983 of Title 42 of the U.S.Code was originally enacted by Congress as a means of enforcing the ____________________ Amendment guarantee of rights to the newly freed slaves.

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Section 1983 was enacted as a means of enforcing the Fourteenth Amendment guarantee of rights to the newly freed slaves, including the guarantee of equal protection under the law. The other amendments listed (Fourth, Fifth, and Tenth) do not directly relate to the issue of enforcing the rights of newly freed slaves.