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The 13th Amendment is the abolishment of slavery and involuntary servitude.
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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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This Amendment granted African American men the right to vote. This was a huge stepping stone for African Americans, they were now able to have a say in politics.
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Booker T Washington was the one who founded the Tuskegee Institute, and he was African American. He created it to educate African Americans in agriculture and industry to help the economic progress for minorities.
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A Supreme Court case in the United States that focused on racial segregation issues in public areas. It was about a man on a train and the phrase “separate but equal” came from it.
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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was created in New York by W.E.B Dubois and Ida B. Wells (alone with others). They created this because they were concerned by the issues African Americans were facing. The foundation is used to ensure the political, educational, and economic equality of rights to stop racial discrimination.
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The right for women to vote and be involved in politics. This amendment lets all American women have the right to vote. This amendment took many years to be passed and a lot of women fought for their right to vote. Women’s Suffrage.
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Proposed in 1923 and passed in 1972. It was proposed by the National Women’s political party, specifically Alice Paul. This is created to guarantee equal rights for all American citizens, male or female.
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This is an executive order created by Truman. Basically stating that there will be no discrimination in the armed forces (racial, religious, or national origin. Eventually led to the end of segregation in the services.
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Supreme court case that ended segregation in schools. Schools for blacks were unequal and therefore unconstitutional.
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Is the first government civil right legalization passed after the civil rights act of 1857.
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A civil rights group that was created for younger black children to have more of a choice during the civil rights movement.
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Based on the creation of murals to represent Mexican Americans and their social and political equality. mainly for families who had been in the States for generations.These murals depicted Mexican American culture.
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Nonviolent protests from African Americans sitting at a lunch counter and won’t leave after being denied service.
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Civil rights activists who rode busses into the South in the United States to challenge the Supreme Court.
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A Mexican- American prominent union leader and labor organizer. He spent his early years as a migrant worker, and ended up being the founder of the National Farm Association (1962).
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The 24th amendment abolished the poll tax for all federal elections.
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US legislation that is intended to end discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
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This was an act to enforce the 15th amendment. Signed by LBJ, to overcome legal barriers that prevented African Americans to vote.
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The Black Panther group wanted equal rights and emphasized racial pride. The preached self defense and racial equality.
