What was Fourteenth Amendment, the Civil Rights Act of 1866 was passed to

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Santiago Rivers

28 January, 10:21

What was Fourteenth Amendment, the Civil Rights Act of 1866 was passed to

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Peyton Santiago · Answer 1

Passed by Congress June 13, 1866, and ratified July 9, 1868, the 14th amendment extended liberties and rights granted by the Bill of Rights to former slaves.

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The 14th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution, ratified in 1868, granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States-including former slaves-and guaranteed all citizens "equal protection of the laws." One of three amendments passed during the Reconstruction era to abolish slavery