The 14th amendment helped many Americans see that those born in the U.S. were indeed citizens and people. This meant that African Americans born in the U.S. were citizens and were equal to everyone else. Looking at the amendment it also states that no U.S. citizen shall be deprived of their rights unless it is done legally for good reason. This means that those born in the U.S. no matter color or race had rights and no one could change that unless they had done something to get themselves into legal trouble.
