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Abolished the use of slavery unless it is used as punishment of a crime.
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Rights of citizenship, due process of law, and equal protection of the law. The 14th amendment has become one of the most used amendments in court to date regarding the equal protection clause.
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Granted Voting rights for males of color.
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First ever Black university, created by Booker T Washington.
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Created/affirmed the precedent of separate but equal.
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Civil rights organization by WEB Du Bois to advance African American rights.
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Granted voting rights to all Women
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Amendment that gives equal protection under the law to women. Ratified in 35/50 states. proposed in 1923 ratified in 1972
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Desegregated all of the armed forces after WWII
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Desegregation of schools, reversed Plessy v Ferguson and set a new precedent stating separate cannot be equal.
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Protests against segregation on public transits in Montgomery Alabama.
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MLK Jr was leader of this civil rights organization fighting for political rights for african americans
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9 african american students were prevented from entering segregated little rock high school. The president sent the national guard to escort them into the building.
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Federal act to attempt to remove all tests that prevented African Americans to vote such as the literacy test. It had failed.
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African american students sit at a segregated lunch counter to protest
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Student committee for civil right, giving students a voice,
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Mexican american rights movement, painting murals for Mexican rights.
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Civil rights activists who rode public transits into segregated southern states to protest public transit segregation.
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Letter from MLK Jr to public defending the actions of non violent protestors. Promotes the duty to fight for justice. Important text for civil rights movement.
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MLK Jr speech to promote civil rights protesting and inspired millions.
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Ended segregation in all public places and banned discrimination in employment.
