What was a counterclaim made by those who oppose the 14th amendment

African American people should not have the same rights as whites.

Explanation:

During the Reconstruction, the 14th amendment rectified and helped the formal enslaved people by giving them the right to live and equal rights in America as the Whites. The South saw African American to be controlled and regulated rather than setting them free. The South was able to introduce Jim Crow Laws which segregated the African Americans from the whites.

answer; i do believe that the (14th)fourteenth amendment is the correct answer

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