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Dred Scott was a slave in Missouri, a free state. He filed suit in Missouri court for freedom after the compromise of 1820. He ended up losing the trial so he tried again, bringing a new suit to the federal courts. His master said that no descendent of a slave could be a free man. Scott lost this case too with a 7-2 decision for Sanford. -
The thirteenth amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude. -
The 14th amendment granted every person, former slave or not, citizenship if they were born in the United States. It guarenteend all citizens equal protection of the laws. -
The 15th Amendment protected everyones right to vote and should not be denied based on race, color, gender, etc. -
This supreme court decision upheld the constitutionality of public racially segregated facilities. A doctrine came out called "segregated but equal." -
The nineteenth amendment give women the right to vote, and says no citizens can be denied voting rights based on gender. -
This supreme court case decision deemed it unconstitutional to racially segregate in schools, even if both sides are treated equally. -
This event help end discrimination against race and gender in employment. This is protecting against the hiring, firing and segregation of employees based on color and sex. -
This event was against racial discrimination during voting. Even after the 15th amendment, African American people were being denied the right to vote in southern states. -
This supreme court case stated that administrators of estates cannot be named in a way that discriminates between gender. RGB wrote sally reeds brief. -
Title IX is a civil rights law part of the Education Amendments of 1972. It prohibits sex-based discrimination in and education system federally funded. -
This supreme court case ruled that it was unconstitutional to use racial quotas in the admissions process. They were denying unworthy students just based on if there were minority competition. -
The ADA helps prevent discrimination of Americans with disabilities. -
This court case ruling allowed same sex's to get married under the fourteenth amendment.