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The Dred Scott Case was a decade-long fight over Dred Scott's freedom. Dred Scott was a black slave and the Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional and Scott won his freedom.
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13th A- abolished slavery
14th A- granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to African Americans and slaves who had been emancipated after the American Civil War
15th A- Prohibits the federal and state governments from denying citizens the right to vote based on the race.
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Jim crow laws were laws created by white southerners to enforce racial segregation across the South from the 1870s to the 1960s.
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White and black people had to be separate but equal.
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Citizens of the United States should not be denied the right to vote.
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The Scottsboro Boys case were nine African American teenagers accused of raping two white women in Alabama. The supreme court ruled innocent after many trails.
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George Stinney was a 14-year-old accused of murdering someone in the south. The supreme court ruled guilty.
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Outlawed segregation in public schools.
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Outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. To prohibits the unequal application of voter registration requirements.
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Ended voting discrimination.
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Prohibited housing discrimination. Like refusal to sell or rent a house to someone based on their race.
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The decision permitted the use of racial preference in student admissions to promote student diversity.
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Universities cannot accept/decline students based on their race and the school's racial diversity.
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States need to get permission from the federal government before changing voting laws.