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us sepreme court case that challenged the separete by equal
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supreme court decision that overturned the plessy vs. ferguson decision led by chief justice earl warren, the court ruled that separate but equal schools for black were inherently unequal and thus unconstitutional.
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it was a political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit
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act established the civil rights of the justice department and empowered federal prosecutors to obtain court injunctions
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the little rock is a group of african american enrolled in little rock high school in 1957
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were a series of nonviolent protests in greensboro, north carolina, in 1960
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an action or policy favoring those who lend to suffer from discrimination.
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movement organized in early 1963 by the southern christian leadership conference to bring attention to the intergration
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civil right leaders organized a massive rally in washington to urge passage of president kennedy's civil rights bill there was a high point when mlk gave his i have a dram speech
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it was a campaign for volunteers it was an attempt to register as many african american voters
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a poll tax was a tax of anywhere from one to a few dollars that had to be paid annually by each voter in order to be able to cast a vote
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segregation in public places and banned job discrimination on the color religion sex or national origin is considered one of the crowing legislative achievements of the civil right movement
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signed into law by president lyndo b johnson aimed to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented under the 15th amendment to the u.s constitution
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