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this amendment granted all people born in the united states citizenship.
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Passed by Congress February 26, 1869, and ratified February 3, 1870. This amendment was made to grant african american men the right to vote.
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was the first United States federal law to define citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law
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The Woman Suffrage Amendment, originally written by Susan B. Anthony and introduced in Congress in 1878
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Court makes a critical court decision regarding racial segregation in rail cars.
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civil rights organization
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granted women the right to vote
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Court case that struck down racially restrictive housing covenants.
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Court case that ruled that state-sanctioned segregation of public schools was a violation of the 14th amendment and was therefore unconstitutional.
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helped initiate the civil rights movement in the United States when she refused to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Alabama
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prohibited discrimination in public places
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NOW is a feminist organization
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the case was about school desegregation
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was a landmark United States Supreme Court case dealing with the busing of students to promote integration in public schools.
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amended the state constitution to prohibit state governmental institutions from considering race, sex, or ethnicity