It extended both civil and legal rights for Black citizens who were formerly enslaved. The 14th Amendment wrote the Declaration of Independence's promise of freedom and equality into the Constitution.The Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause provides that no state may deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law. Petitioners argue that the Chicago and Oak Park laws violate the right to keep and bear arms for two reasons. Under the 14th Amendment, African Americans could now legally claim the same constitutional rights afforded to all American citizens. Historians have debated whether the Fourteenth Amendment was intended to end such segregation, but in Plessy v. Historians have debated whether the Fourteenth Amendment was intended to end such segregation, but in Plessy v. Showing 45 Guides ; Nov 19, 2024 56. 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Primary Documents in American History ; Nov 19, 2024 61. (Source: Amendment adopted at general election November 8, 1988.) SECTION 2.