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official outlawed slavery and involuntary servitude
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gave blacks the right of citizenship in America
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gave the blacks the right to vote affected not only freed slaves in the South but also the ones from the North
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a Supreme Court decision upholding the state law requiring racial segregation in public facilities under doctrine of “separate but equal”
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rights of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied by United States or any State on account of sex
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an order by President Harry S. Truman which abolished racial segregation in the armed forces
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decision by the Supreme Court that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional
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Parks refused to obey bus driver James F. Blake's order that she give up her seat to make room for a white passenger
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opposes the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system in Montgomery, Alabama
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Rights legislation enacted, it focused in voting rights
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prohibits the government from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on payment of a poll tax or other types of tax
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outlawed major forms of discrimination against African Americans and women, including racial segregation
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outlawed discriminatory voting practices that had been responsible for the revocation of voting right for African Americans
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provided equal housing opportunities regardless of race, creed or national origin
