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13th Amendment
ended the institution of slavery -
14th Amendment
guarenteed African American citizenship and all it's priviledges -
15th Amendment
granted African American men the right to vote -
Plessey v. Ferguson
upheld segregation under the "seperate but equal" doctrine -
Mendez v. Westminister
ruled that segregation of Mexican and Mexican American students in school was unconstitutional -
Delgado v. Bastrop
prohibited segregation of Mexican Americans in Texas -
Executive Order 9981
abolished racial discrimination in US armed forces and eventually led to end of segregation in services -
Sweatt v. Painter
ended segregation in colleges -
Hernandez v. Texas
ruled that Mexican Americans and all other racial groups in the US had equal protection under the 14th amendment of the Constitution -
Brown v. Board of Education
broke down state sponsered segregation, created a spark for the American civil rights movement -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
initiated a greater federal role in protecting the rights of African Americans and other minorities -
24th Amendment
outlawed poll tax -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
banned racial discrimination in voting practices by the federal government -
Edgewood v. Kirby
equalized funding of public schools
