1868
Ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment
The Fourteenth Amendment was ratified in July 1868, establishing that all persons born or naturalized in the U.S. are citizens and prohibiting states from denying equal protection or due process. It explicitly repudiated the Dred Scott decision and guaranteed citizenship to formerly …
National, US
Civil rights movement
Slavery & emancipation
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The Fourteenth Amendment was ratified in July 1868, establishing that all persons born or naturalized in the U.S. are citizens and prohibiting states from denying equal protection or due process. It explicitly repudiated the Dred Scott decision and guaranteed citizenship to formerly enslaved people. The amendment became the cornerstone of later civil rights litigation and enforcement.