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Fight between Southern segregationist civilians and federal and state forces as a result of the forced enrollment of black student James Meredith at the University of Mississippi (known affectionately as Ole Miss) at Oxford, Mississippi
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Slavery is illegal and Congress has the right to enforce with appropriate legislation
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citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws
regarded former slaves
authored by Jacob M. Howard -
prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude
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Supreme Court decision stating that segregation was legal based on the fact that they were free but seperate
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prohibits any United States citizen from being denied the right to vote on the basis of sex
Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton drafted the amendment and first introduced it in 1878 -
The committee was instructed to investigate the status of civil rights in the country and propose measures to strengthen and protect them. After the committee submitted a report of its findings to President Truman, it disbanded in December 1947.
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Jackie Robinson became the first black baseball player and rookie of the year in baseball
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Truman ordered executive orders 9980 and 9981 desegregating the federal work force and armed services after the Committee of Civil Rights presented their findings
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state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional
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Segregated buses were boycotted to show support for desegregation
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He issued the Eisenhower Doctrine where the U.S. became the protectors of unstable Middle East countries and helped create stable Western democracies
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SNCC = Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
February 1st black college students refuse to leave after denied service = sparked civil rights sit-ins = start SNCC
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Evidence gained while violating the 4th Ammendment was null
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Reviewed 1963
Took place 1961
Supreme Court case
Constitution= state provides criminals with serious offensives provide a defense attorney if they can’t pay for one -
Book author = Betty Friedan
Sparked Feminism
1957 survey = women not happy housewives = creation Feminine Mystique -
MLK Jr. gathered hundreds thousands of people at Washington D.C. where he delivered his "I Have A Dream" speech
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Supreme Court Case
Defendant had the right to see a lawyer before questioning from police
Police denied Escobedo right to see lawyer -
Prohibits both Congress and the states conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on payement of a poll tax or other tax.
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President = Lyndon Johnson
No discrimination in public places
Employment discrimination = illegal
Provided integrated schools + public facilities -
Voting rights act that prohibited not allowing anyone to vote based on discrimination
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Malcom X was assassinated at a meeting for equality when he was shot 21 times by handguns and sawed-off shotguns
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Supreme Court case which established Miranda Rights when being arrested
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Now = national organization for women
Founders = Betty Friedan (author Feminine Mystique), Pauli Murray ( 1st female African American Episcopal priest), Shirley Chisholm (1st black African American run for President)
Equal rights for men + women -
Martin Luther King Jr. was shot by James Earl Ray at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee
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Equal Rights Advocates
Group promoting equal rights for women
