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Americans of African descent, whether free of slave, were not American citizens and could not sue in federal court. (slaves are property which is protected by the 5th amendment).
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They were made to enforce racial segregation, whites only and colored signs appeared everywhere segregating
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Plessy boarded a “white only”” train and was arrested because he wouldn’t move to the colored section. He argued that the Louisiana’s segregation violated the 14th amendment’s guarantee of equal protection. The court said there was a reason to separate the races because the separation was equal.
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This amendment says that no person can be denied the right to vote because of their sex.
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9 black boys were falsely accused of raping two white women, Ruby Bates and Victoria Price.
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Dejure segregation ended, housing segregation banned
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certain localities required to get pre-approval before passing new voting laws
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Louisville school integration
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elimination of preclearance enforcement