After the Civil War, the President promised equal treatment and rights for Black citizens, including the right to vote. However, some White citizens opposed these new rights and violence ensued. Jim Crow laws were then established, segregating public places and disallowing things like interracial marriage and education. The 14th Amendment was meant to establish equality under the law for all citizens regardless of race. It protected constitutional rights like voting and public access. However, the Supreme Court later limited its scope by ruling protections only applied to rights, not privileges, effectively denying protections for Black people.