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 stated that African Americans were free to run for political office

c It granted African Americans in the United States citizenship and therefore voting rights
It granted African Americans in the United States citizenship and therefore voting rights

d It outlawed slavery in the United States resulting in the freedom of thousands of slaves
It outlawed slavery in the United States resulting in the freedom of thousands of slaves

It guaranteed freedom of speech for all citizens including African Americans

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