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What is the significance of the 14 amendment?

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The amendment addresses citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws and was proposed in response to issues related to former slaves following the American Civil War.

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it granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to African Americans and slaves who had been emancipated after the American Civil War.


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