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Abolished Slavery after the end of the civil war.
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Granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to blacks who had been emancipated after the civil war.
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Prohibited the government in each state to deny the vote of a person based on the color of their of their skin.
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This case was involving a black man, Homer Plessy, refused to sit in the car for colored people while riding a train. In result, The U.S Supreme Court created and upheld the separate but equal doctrine.
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Founded by a group of African-Americans. The goal of this group was to earn equality, and end discrimination for all people of color by fighting for educational, social, and economical justice.
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Granted women the right to vote and enabled them to have a say in politics and government.
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Mexican-American movement with goals including restoration of land, rights for farm workers and education reforms. It was a movement for Mexican-Americans empowerment and to be equal in their involvement in politics.
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Used by president Truman who abolished discrimination against people based on their race, gender, or religion in the armed forces. Ultimately lead to the end of separation between races in the military.
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This in case revolved around the idea that racial segregation in schools was a violation of the 14th amendment. Lead to a huge change in which schools from now on shall be integrated.
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Started by when Civil Rights leader, Rosa Parks, refused to give up her seat to a white man while riding the bus. As a result, blacks began to boycott buses, which eventually led to bus services not earning quality income. A law then was passed which eliminated segregation in buses.
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An African-American civil rights organization which was aiming to eradicate segregation and push towards social equality for all. Played a very impactful role in the civil rights movement for blacks.
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Following the law of integrated schools, nine black students became enrolled in Little Rock high school. Lead to the Little Rock crisis which prohibited students from entering the school.
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First civil rights legislation posted by the U.S Supreme Court. Established the civil rights section of the justice department and empowered federal prosecutors to obtain court injunctions against interference with the right to vote.
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Founded by blacks which gave young blacks more freedom from segregation.
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Civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into segregated southern states to challenge segregation, and U.S Supreme Court.
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Prohibits conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on payments of poll taxes. Exemplified that Jim Crow Laws were being erased. "prohibits both Congress and the states from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on payment of a poll tax or other types of tax."
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Outlawed all discrimination of people of any race, sex, religion or origin. Confirmed removal of all educational, social, and economical injustices.
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Signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, aimed to break legal barriers that prevented African American to vote. Outlawed discrimination and other practices before voting such as the literacy test.
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Assassination of MLK in Memphis, Tennessee. Started many protests and riots and created violence.
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Alice Paul, introduced the equal rights amendment to congress. Proposed to the government that they guarantee equal legal rights for all Americans regardless of sex.