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Dred Scott
Slave in Missouri sued the state for his freedom but lost because they did not "reconize" him as a citizen so he ended up being a slave again. -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Resterants, hotels, hospitals, and other public places had to serve African-Americans equally, but in a seperate place than the whites. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
A case taken to the Supreme Court that was about the segregation of the school systems. -
Montgomery bus boycott
A lower court ruling declaring segregation on buses illegal. -
Loving vs. Virginia
Marriage between blacks and whites -
United States vs. Paradise
Alabama Department of Public Safety held a promotion of one-for-one (if a white person is hired thatn a qualifies African-American would be hired). It was necessary to eliminate Alabama's discrimination. -
Boy Scouts of America vs. Dale
James Dale's Boy Scout membership was revoked when the BSOA found out he was a homosexual. Taking the case to New Jersey Court, they said that his homosexuality did not violate the BSOA first Amendment and that New Jersey's Law about prohibiting discrimination did not count.