The 14th Amendment was added to the U.S. Constitution in 1868 to protect the rights of African Americans following the abolition of slavery. It aimed to ensure that states could not limit the privileges or immunities of citizens and guaranteed due process and equal protection of the laws. | Deeper than Read | October 28, 2020
Related information: 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Civil Rights (1868) (National Archive)
