The significant aspect of the Fourteenth Amendment is that it granted African Americans in the United States citizenship. This amendment, ratified in 1868, provided a legal definition of citizenship and aimed to protect the rights of former slaves following the Civil War.
What is significant about the Fourteenth Amendment?
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• It stated that African Americans were free to run for political office
• It granted African Americans in the United States citizenship
O It outlawed slavery in the United States resulting in the freedom of
thousands of slaves
• It guaranteed freedom of speech for all citizens including African Americans
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