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It abolished slavery except as a punishment of a crime.
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Granted citizenship rights and equlal protection for the issues of former slaves as well as landmarks, and abortion.
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Made it available for everyone to vote. Making it illegal to deny someone to vote based on race, color or previous servitude.
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Seperate but equal rights. Called dejure in the south, and de facto in the north.
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You had to take a test to be able to vote. Making it difficult for african americans to vote.
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Racial segregation, plessy was arrested for civil disobedience.
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Women got the right to vote, making it illegal to be denied to vote based on sex.
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Japenese americans could be put in interment camps and was considered constitutional.
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Sweatt was refused admission to the school of law of the unvierisity of texas. At the time no school in texas would admit african american students.
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Seperate schools for blacks and whites became unconstitutional.
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An african women wouldn't give up her seat on the bus, Alabama and montgomery ruled segregation on busses unconstituitional.
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First black child to attend an all white school, William Frantz Elementary School.
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Positive discrimination and employment equality.
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Prohibited poll taxes, which made it almost impossible for african americans to vote. Poll taxes were ruled unconstitiutional.
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Outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex. or origin.
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Made racial discrimination illegal in voting, especially in the south.
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Everyone had to pay a tax fee which made it difficult for african americans to vote since they couldn't pay the tax. It was declared unconstitutional.
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Racial integrity act of 1924 was ruled unconstitutional.
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Instead of campaining for himself he talked about peace for martin luther king jr.
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Admin of estates could not discriminate against certain sexes.
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Bakke wasn't admitted to univerisity of california twice. Court ruled that bakke be admitted.
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Equal rights for women
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Right to privacy for two concenting homosexuals to have sex, was ruled illegal.
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Prohibits discrimination based on disability. Also reqiures employers to provide reasonable accomodations to employees with disabilities.
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Made same sexual activity legal
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Fisher wasn't acceted into a college, the court ruled they had to change their admission policy.
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Ruled unconstitutional by local courts, going to be in the supreme court not to long from now to make the final decision on wether or not gays can marry.
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