What effect did Supreme Court rulings in cases such as Slaughterhouse (1873) and United States v. Cruikshank (1876) have on black civil rights?
A) These cases protected the Fourteenth Amendment, keeping black civil rights unchanged.
B) These cases narrowed the Fourteenth Amendment, reducing black civil rights.
C) These cases expanded the Fourteenth Amendment, expanding black civil rights.
D) These cases stripped the Fourteenth Amendment, taking away black civil rights.

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These cases, particularly the Slaughterhouse Cases and United States v. Cruikshank, significantly narrowed the scope of the Fourteenth Amendment's protections. They limited the federal government's ability to intervene in state affairs and protect the civil rights of African Americans, thereby reducing the effectiveness of black civil rights protections during the Reconstruction era and beyond.

What Effect Did Supreme Court Rulings in Cases Such as Slaughterhouse