rights to personal liberty established by the 13th and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and certain Congressional acts, esp. as applied to an individual or a minority group.

the rights to full legal, social, and economic equality extended to blacks.

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god-given rights , civil liberties , constitutional rights , freedom , freedom of religion , freedom of speech , freedoms , freedoms of citizens , human rights , legal rights , natural rights , rights , rights of citizenship , unalienable rights