Did black people have the same rights as white people?

Blacks in the United States were granted rights by the Constitution with the passing of

Amendment 13: Abolition of Slavery (ratified on December 6, 1865)

Amendment 14: Civil Rights (Citizenship / ratified on July 9, 1865)

Amendment 15: Black Suffrage (Voting Rights / ratified on February 2, 1870)

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a United States law that bans discrimination because of a person's color, race, national origin, religion, or sex. The rights of this law includes: a person's right to seek employment; vote; and use hotels, parks restaurants, and other public places.

The Civil Rights Act also forbids discrimination by any program that receives money from the federal government.