14th Amendmentnoun
an amendment to the US Constitution that defined citizenship and extended US citizenship to formerly enslaved persons. It also prevented states from restricting the basic rights of citizens or other persons. It was ratified in 1868.
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After the Civil War, the 14th Amendment granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, regardless of race or previous status as slaves.
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