Consider the following excerpts from Section 1 of the 14th Amendment:
- "All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens…"
- "No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States, nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law,"
- "Nor deny any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."
Reflect on the phrases above; what do you interpret their meaning to be? How does this relate to the concept of Civil Rights? This assignment should be your own opinion, so you are not required to cite the text.