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The "slavery amendment," the 14th Amendment, was ratified in 1868. true or false

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Yes, it is true that the 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868. This was a centerpiece of legislation coming out of the Civil War that gave equal citizenship rights to the newly freed slaves. 
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