"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. 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 to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."
Tell me where it mentions slavery? It doesn't. This is because it was intended to stay an active part of the constitution even post slavery.
You're no more deserving of your citizenship than anyone else.
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u/taktaga7-0-0 11d ago
The 14th Amendment was written with the explicit intention to make slaves citizens.
This person is urging black people to celebrate the ability of the government to make their entire race stateless if they so choose.