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The Civil Rights Act of 1866 declared all persons born in the United States to be citizens, "without distinction of race or color, or previous condition of slavery or involuntary servitude."
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granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States—including formerly enslaved people—and guaranteed all citizens “equal protection of the laws.”
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The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.” The 15th Amendment guaranteed African-American men the right to vote.
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U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine.
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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a civil rights organization in the United States
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allowed women the right to vote
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declares that “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.
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U.S. The Supreme Court held that courts could not enforce real estate covenants that restricted the purchase or sale of property based on race.
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a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional, even if the segregated schools are otherwise equal in quality.
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was a civil rights leader whose refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
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prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin
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National Organization for Women was founded by a group of activists who wanted to end sex discrimination.
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amended the state constitution to prohibit state governmental institutions from considering race, sex, or ethnicity.
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as an important United States Supreme Court case involving school desegregation. Specifically, the Court dealt with the freedom of choice plans created to avoid compliance with the Supreme Court's mandate in Brown II in 1955.
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a landmark United States Supreme Court case dealing with the busing of students to promote integration in public schools. Apr 20 1971