
On this day in history, July 28, the 14th Amendment was certified, assuring equality for all Americans
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The Fourteenth Amendment, critical in the fight for civil liberties, was certified as part of the Constitution on July 28, 1868. It encoded citizenship and due process for former slaves.
The United States rushed to encode the liberties secured at the horrific cost of human carnage during the conflict. Kerry J. Byrne is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
The Fourteenth Amendment encoded citizenship and due process for former slaves and is notably remembered, lauded, discussed and debated today for its landmark "equal protection" clause.
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