African American Literature – Before 1900
The Fourteenth Amendment, ratified in 1868, is a significant constitutional amendment that granted citizenship and equal protection under the law to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, including former slaves. This amendment aimed to secure the rights of newly freed African Americans during the Reconstruction era and established a foundation for future civil rights legislation.
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