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This announced the newly independent states from Great Britain therefore formed a new nation, The United States of America.
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The first women's rights convention.
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This amendment formally abolished slavery, and was passed at the end of the civil war.
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This address the people’s rights which is equal under law. This law was originally proposed because of the issue related to former slaves after the Civil War.
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Gave African American Men the right to vote, which declared their right of citizenship.
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step toward full female suffrage, Colorado first sate to do this
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Decided that separate but equal was constitutional, segregation in public facilities.
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organization made to promote total equality and no race-based discrimination
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This allowed all people of any gender the right to vote, even women.
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withdrew executive order 9835, 10450 stopped people from being accused of being communist solely because of their political affiliation
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Decided that separate but equal wasn’t constitutional, allowed integration in schools.
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first case to rule free press rights for homosexuality
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This eliminated poll tax in order to vote.
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Landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting
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first real push against police for LGBT and gay rights, police raid on bar and homosexuals fight back
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required scholarship funding for men’s and women’s athletics to be equal
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this was a step toward accepting homosexuality and not discriminating against those who were homosexual
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Enlistees would not be asked about their sexual orientation and gay and lesbians would be allowed to serve as long as they didn't declare it or do homosexual acts.
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allowed states to refuse to recognize same- sex married couples that were joined by another state, hurt gay right movement
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first state to legalize gay marriage, huge step for LGBT and gay community
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President Obama repealed the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy, allowed men and women to be openly homosexual in military
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Illinois became the first state to declare same sex sexual activity legal
