Read the text from section 1 of the 14th amendment (below):

which statement describes one of the conditions this reconstruction era amendment was designed to correct? (cs 9)

question 1 options:

african american men in the former confederacy were permanently denied rights under the constitution.

arguing that african american men were not citizens, some southern states tried to reestablish slavery.

freed african american men in the south were still being denied the right to vote.

freed african american men continued to be denied their rights as american citizens in some states.