What is significant about the Fourteenth Amendment? (1 point) Responses

A. It stated that African Americans were free to run for political office
B.It granted African Americans in the United States citizenship and therefore voting
rights
C. It outlawed slavery in the United States resulting in the freedom of thousands of
. slaves
D. It guaranteed freedom of speech for all citizens including African Americans

The correct answer is B. It granted African Americans in the United States citizenship and therefore voting rights.