The Fourteenth Amendment

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The Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1868, made it clear that anyone born or naturalized in the United States was a citizen, including newly freed slaves. This amendment helped to establish the legal basis for civil rights protections for African Americans and other minority groups. While the amendment did not specifically address voting rights, it paved the way for later legislation, such as the Fifteenth Amendment, which granted black men the right to vote. The Fourteenth Amendment also limited the power of the states by prohibiting them from depriving citizens of their rights without due process of law.