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What was the written purpose of the Fourteenth Amendment? For people who were born or naturalize in the United States are consider citizens. It purposes was to give gave equal protection and due process of law to all citizens of the United States and the protection of their rights guaranteed under the Bill of Rights, the original first ten amendments against actions by the federal or state government.
How did the Fourteenth Amendment affect African Americans at that time? It gave them citizenship they was able to live as free citizen, it also prohibits actions denying African-Americans the right to vote and equal protection under the law.
What was the...
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