Assertion: amendment's protection | /r/HasProperty | equal
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text: Arguably one of the most consequential amendments to this day, the amendment addresses citizenship rights and equal protection under the law and was proposed in response to issues related to former slaves following the American Civil War.
text: The Court’s argument seemed to be that the amendment to the state constitution was a state action violating equal protection.
text: By 1869, amendments had been passed to abolish slavery and provide citizenship and equal protection under the laws, but the election of Ulysses S. Grant to the presidency in 1868 convinced a majority of Republicans that protecting the franchise of black male voters was important for the party's future.