The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of primary source materials associated with the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution. This proposition is in the same spirit as the Jim Crow laws used against African Americans and other laws used against Native and Asian Americans.Guiding Questions: - Why is the 14th Amendment significant? - What factors motivated the push for, and ratification of, the 14th Amendment? 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Primary Documents in American History. The Fourteenth Amendment addresses many aspects of citizenship and the rights of citizens. The 14th Amendment wrote the Declaration of Independence's promise of freedom and equality into the Constitution. It transformed the Constitution forever. Essential Question: How has the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause affected racial discrimination in the United States? Complete this form to indicate whether the institution does or does not concur with the recommendations from the peer review team or panel.