Why was the equal protection clause added to the Fourteenth Amendment?

It counteracted one found in the Thirteenth Amendment.

It was in response to Northern laws prohibiting suffrage.

It restricted the power of Black Codes already in force.

It protected poor Southern whites who could not vote.

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Fourteenth Amendment to protect women from sex discrimination, in situations where there is no rational basis for the discrimination.

Why was the equal protection clause added to the Fourteenth Amendment?It counteracted one found in the Thirteenth Amendment.It was in response to Northern laws prohibiting suffrage.It restricted the power of Black Codes already in force.It protected poor Southern whites who could not vote.