Question

what did the fourteenth amendment protect the right of civil war veterans the rights of states to segregate public places the rights on newly freed African american

Answer 1

The fourteenth amendment protected the rights of newly freed African Americans, ensuring that they were granted equal protection under the law and due process. It also extended citizenship rights to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, including civil war veterans. It did not protect the rights of states to segregate public places, as this practice was later deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in the landmark case of Brown v. Board of Education.