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The fight to end slavery in the U.S. gained momentum in the early 1800s. Abolitionists like Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison wrote and spoke against slavery, leading to widespread support for the cause.
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that African Americans were not U.S. citizens and had no rights. This decision strengthened slavery and angered abolitionists.
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President Abraham Lincoln issued this order to free enslaved people in the Confederate states. It didn’t immediately end slavery but gave the Civil War a moral purpose.
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The Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in schools was unconstitutional. This decision helped launch the modern Civil Rights Movement.
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This law banned discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. It was a major victory for the Civil Rights Movement.