Are the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution of the United States still important in American society today?

This is, of
course, a matter of opinion.  There is no objectively correct answer to this question.  My own
view is that only the 14th Amendment is still relevant.  However, many people would argue that
the 15th Amendment is as well.

I do not think the 13th Amendment has any
relevance today.  There is no one who would seriously argue that we would be in danger of having
the institution of slavery reappear in the US if the 13th Amendment were not part of the
Constitution.  This was an important amendment when it was written, but it is no longer
important.

I also do not think that there are many people who are interested
in depriving people of the right to vote because of race.  It may be true that Republicans are
pushing bills that might end up reducing the number of minorities who vote (picture ID laws, for
example), but I believe that they are typically doing this for partisan reasons.  I think they
are trying to deprive people of the right to vote because they are Democrats, not because they
are non-white.

The 14th Amendment, however, remains important.  It is
important mainly because it applies to people other than African Americans.  I do not think the
government is seriously interested in reinstituting segregation.  However, I do think the 14th
Amendment remains important for such things as gay rights. 

I would argue
that most rights of non-whites are no longer in danger from the government.  Therefore, I think
that these amendments are not as important as they once were.