The 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America
Adopted on July 9th, 1868, the amendment was based around the citizenship of people in the United States. It stated that if a person was born on United States soil, then that person was legally a citizen. This made it so virtually all slaves, who were born in this country, were citizens and gained rights that other people had. It also contains a clause that states equal protection for all citizens. This clause was used in the Brown vs. Board of Education which helped bring an end to segregation all together.