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judicial review, or the ability of the Court to declare a Legislative or Executive act in violation of the Constitution, is not found within the text of the Constitution itself. -
The Tuskegee Airmen have become famous as the first African American pilots in United States military service, -
the end of segregation led to a golden age of Major League Baseball, where many of the biggest stars were African American, including several on pennant-winning Brooklyn teams, one of which won the World Series eight years after Robinson joined the club. -
it was among the first federal actions of the modern civil rights era to counter discrimination against Black Americans and other racial minorities. -
overturn the separate but equal doctrine in public education by requiring graduate and professional schools to admit black students. -
It signaled the end of legalized racial segregation in the schools of the United States, overruling the "separate but equal" principle set forth in the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson case. -
brought nationwide attention to the racial violence and injustice prevalent in Mississippi. -
the Montgomery Bus Boycott helped eliminate early barriers to transportation access. -
The case, Brown v. The Board of Education, has become iconic for Americans because it marked the formal beginning of the end of segregation. -
established the Civil Rights Section of the Justice Department and empowered federal prosecutors to obtain court injunctions against interference with the right to vote. -
That may not sound like a legendary moment, but it was. The four people were African American, and they sat where African Americans weren't allowed to sit. They did this to take a stand against segregation. -
Through their defiance, the Freedom Riders attracted the attention of the Kennedy Administration and as a direct result of their work -
It abolished and forbids the federal and state governments from imposing taxes on voters during federal elections. -
succeeding against every legal, political and bureaucratic obstacle that blocked his path to becoming the university's first African-American student. -
opened doors not only to two Black students, but for decades of progress toward becoming an inclusive campus. -
protested racial discrimination and encouraged the passage of civil rights legislation -
Kennedy played a role in revolutionizing American politics. Television began to have a real impact on voters and long, drawn-out election campaigns became the norm. Style became an essential complement to substance. -
prohibited discrimination in public places, provided for the integration of schools and other public facilities, and made employment discrimination illegal. -
Malcolm's death signaled the beginning of bitter battles involving proponents of the ideological alternatives the two men represented. -
The persistence of the protesters and the public support associated with the marches from Selma to Montgomery caused the Federal Government to take action. -
It outlawed the discriminatory voting practices adopted in many southern states after the Civil War, including literacy tests as a prerequisite to voting. This “act to enforce the fifteenth amendment to the Constitution” was signed into law 95 years after the amendment was ratified. -
prompted major outbreaks of racial violence, resulting in more than 40 deaths nationwide and extensive property -
prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental, and financing of housing based on race, religion, national origin, sex, (and as amended) handicap and family status.