#tdih 1866, 14th Amendment to U.S. Constitution passed.
This Reconstruction Amendment said that states can't deny any person “life, liberty, or property, without due process of law” or deny any person “equal protection of the laws.” #TeachReconstruction 🧵
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The 14th Amendment to the constitution was passed, granting citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States.”