What was the main purpose for fourteenth amendment

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The main purpose is for equal civil rights for former slaves. Hope it helps

Fadd answered Sep 4, 2017

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It granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to African Americans and slaves who had been emancipated after the American Civil War

Bundeeteddee answered Sep 7, 2017

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