Which Reconstruction Amendment became the foundation for later cases involving school desegregation and equal rights?
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Correct answer: The Fourteenth Amendment
The Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause became central to later civil rights rulings. Cases such as Brown v. Board of Education relied on it to challenge racial segregation.
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