Under the 14th Amendment, African Americans could now legally claim the same constitutional rights afforded to all American citizens. The 14th Amendment provides, in part, that no state can "deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.The 14th Amendment covers equal protection and other enumerated rights. Section Three covers disqualification from holding office. Parks's act of defiance and the Montgomery bus boycott became important symbols of the movement. A month later, Johnson was appointed U.S. district judge in Montgomery's federal courthouse. If you fill out a form on a webpage, you will lose your progress. The 14th Amendment covers equal protection and other enumerated rights. Section Three covers disqualification from holding office. Several months ago the affiliate here in Birmingham asked us to be on call to engage in a nonviolent direct action program if such were deemed necessary.