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In your own words give a brief summary of the 14th Amendment and how it played a role in the civil rights movement.

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The 14th Amendment gave equal rights to African-Americans.

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They could go anywhere, do anything that a caucasian person in the United States could do. They could vote, use public bathrooms that everyone esle used, they sat wherever they wanted on the bus, and much much more.

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