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Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
the Civil Rights Act of 1866
The Fourteenth Amendment, which guaranteed citizenship and equal protection under the law, was designed to protect the rights of newly freed African Americans following the Civil War. Later, other groups, such as Mexican Americans and Asian Americans, cited the Fourteenth Amendment in important court cases to argue for their right to equal protection under the law.
Trial by jury is the right of Americans to be tried for their crimes and judged by a jury of their peers. Trial by jury is guaranteed in the 6th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
The Fourteenth Amendment granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, including former slaves who were born outside the country. This meant that African Americans who were previously enslaved but born outside the US were now considered US citizens and entitled to the rights and protections provided by the Constitution.
Americans have unnamed rights guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States. The Constitution specifically says that even rights not mentioned directly in the Constitution are given to the people.
the 15th amendment
African Americans
African Americans
The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendment.
14th amendment