Once the United States had declared war on the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the new Congress passed a series of amendments to the Constitution, intended to prevent such a situation from arising again. The most important elements were, in essence, the duty to bear arms, a law banning discrimination on racial or sexual grounds, a law banning any attempt to prevent people from voting and finally a law obliging the government to provide free contraception for everyone. A number of supplemental measures, adopted during the Truman administration, further cemented the reforms, although it was years before the dream of colour-blindness was realised.
For the heroes of the rebellion, there was a general amnesty, although it included the warning that further criminal action would result in the amnesty being withdrawn. The members of Black Power, for example, received amnesty in exchange for ending the campaign of terror. Although a handful continued to seek revenge, the majority accepted the amnesty and ended a bitter chapter in American history.