-
it was the first United States federal law to give citizenship and to make sure that all citizens are equally protected by the law.
-
The major purpose of the 14th amendment was to grant citizenship to “All persons born or naturalized in the United States,” which grants citizenship to former slaves.
-
It stopped the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race or color.
-
This gave women the right to vote.
-
It was about racial segregation laws for public places. Known as, "separate but equal"
-
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to advance justice for African Americans.
-
The 19th amendment prohibits the states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of sex.
-
is a landmark United States Supreme Court case that struck down racially restrictive housing covenants.
-
laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional
-
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama.
-
a landmark civil rights and labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
-
United States Supreme Court case dealing with the freedom of choice plans created to avoid compliance with the Court's mandate in Brown II.
-
a landmark United States Supreme Court case dealing with the busing of students to promote integration in public schools.
-
prohibited state governmental institutions from considering race, sex, or ethnicity in the workplace, public contracting, or public education
-
The National Organization for Women is an American feminist organization founded in 1966.
