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Legal to segregate so long as the facilities for the African-Americans and whites were "equal".
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The supreme court decided, based on the school segregation cases, that bus segregation was against the constitution.
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President Einsenhower ordered 1,000 Paratroopers and 10,000 national guardsmen to Little Rock, and on September 25, Central High was desegregated.
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It is at this march that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr gave his famous "I have a dream" speech.
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The rights of citizens to vote for President, Vice-President,Ssenators Or Representative to congress could not be abridged or denied by poll tax.
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Bannediscrimination in employment based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
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Voting Rights Act passed which put the entire registration process under federal control.
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The right to vote for American citeaens who were 18 or older.
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Voting Rights Act to aid immigrants.
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Prohibited discrimination against people with physical or mental disabilities in employment, transportation, telephone service, and access to public buildings.
