14th Amendment, NAACP were not efforts to maintain a segregated system in which the civil rights of black people would be denied.
<u>14th Amendment</u>
The 14th amendment granted liberty to all Americans. The amendment stated that no American would be denied equal protection of the law.
<u>NAACP</u>
This organization is a civil rights organization for those that are non whites in the US. The aim of the organization is to fight against segregation, ensure justice and equality for the non whites
In conclusion, both the 14th amendment and the NAACP were not targeted at maintaining segregation. They were enacted to fight against it instead.