Did the language of the Fourteenth Amendment-that everyone would have equal protection under the law-come into
practice in the
late 19th century?
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Yes, the Fourteenth Amendment was used to prevent the enforcement of Jim Crow laws and to preserve Black
American political rights.
b
C
Yes, the Fourteenth Amendment proved very valuable in protecting civil rights in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
No, the Fourteenth Amendment was not interpreted to protect Black American political rights for about a century.
d
No, the Fourteenth Amendment proved unnecessary thanks to the Thirteenth and Fifteenth Amendments.