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The 14th amendment made EVERYONE citizens, not just white people
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Every citizen had the right to vote and that couldn't be denied
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In 1878 the first federal women's suffrage amendment was introduced but was soundly defeated later in the first full Senate vote in 1887. A clear date was not stated for this
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This case upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine. Began by an African American train passenger Homer Plessy refused to sit in the car for black people
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The NAACP's job is to ensure the political, educational, equality of minority group citizens of States and eliminate race prejudice.
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This amendment gave women the right to vote, the date for this one isn't clear either.
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Supreme Court case that struck down racially restrictive housing covenants.
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racial segregation in public schools violated the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution.
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was an important United States Supreme Court case involving school desegregation
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she was jailed for refusing to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin
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This act said you cannot discriminate just because of the person's race, color, religion, and etc.
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The National Organization for Women is an American feminist organization
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was a landmark United States Supreme Court case dealing with the busing of students to promote integration in public schools
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California ballot proposition which, upon approval in November 1996, amended the state constitution to prohibit state governmental institutions from considering race, sex, or ethnicity, specifically in the areas of public employment, public contracting, and public education