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Slaves were counted as 3/5 of a person and this compromise was made so that states could count slaves as part of the population for taxation in the nation
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Outlawed multimember electoral districts in Texas.
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Result of Seneca Falls Convention stating that all men and women are created equal. Launched women suffrage movement.
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Supreme Court decided Dred Scott, who sued for his freedom, could not because he was considered property and not a human being.
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Abolished slavery completely in the United States.
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Granted citizenship to anyone born in the U.S.
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Citizens may not be denied the right to vote because of their race/color/previous condition of servitude.
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Established "Separate But Equal" -- Jim Crow Laws followed.
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[National Association for the Advancement of Colored People] is the largest civil rights organization in the U.S.
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Prohibits denying the right to vote based on gender.
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Decided that not allowing African Americans to exercise their 15th amendment was unconstitutional.
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Allowed women to enlist and be apart of the military.
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President Harry Truman abolished discrimination on the basis of race, color, and religion in the military/services.
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Extended constitutional rights to Mexican Americans.
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Decided that "separate but equal" was not equal, and that segregation in schools was no longer allowed.
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Group of nine African American students who were initially not allowed to attend school due to segregation, until Eisenhower made sure the students were able to attend through force and troops escorting them to school.
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Chavez wanted better treatment, pay, and working conditions for farm workers.
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Did not require citizens to pay fees to vote. Fees made it hard for African Americans to vote.
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Ended segregation and employment discrimination on the basis of race, religion, and sex.
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Abolished literacy tests so that African Americans could vote.
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Organization organized by women who wanted to challenge sexual discrimination in society.
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After not being being sold a home in a neighborhood because of his color, Jones (a black man) sued the real estate agency. Supreme Court decided in favor of Jones and reinstated the 13th amendment.
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Organization to protect the rights of Latino-Americans.
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Police raided gay bar causing there to be violence between the two. Started the gay pride movement.
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First court case that declared gender discrimination as unconstitutional.
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Equal legal rights for all citizens regardless of gender; was not passed.
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Congress passed ERA.
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Prohibits discrimination/exclusion of athletic participation on the basis of gender.
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The establishment of different drinking ages was a violation of the equal protection clause.
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Supreme Court declared that the physical qualifications required for Dothard to get a job were discriminatory and unequal.
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Granted access to public education for all children, including immigrants.
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Passed after Supreme Court limited the rights of employees to sue employers for discrimination. Amended Title VII act.
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LGBTQ people could enlist in the army as long as they didn't say anything.
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Marriage is between a man and woman, and same-sex marriage is not to be recognized.
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Massachusetts became the first state to allow same sex marriage.
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After a surviving partner in a marriage didn't get martial taxes because of being in a lesbian relationship, she went to court. The Supreme Court ruled depriving a person liberties without due process of the law unconstitutional when directed towards a specific group of people.
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Supreme Court allows same-sex marriage; and that the 14th amendment applies to them.
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Cakeshop didn't make a cake for a gay couple who were getting married. Court ruled in favor for the cakeshop, saying the gay couple could go elsewhere to buy a cake and that the owner of the shop has a right to stay where he is because of his religion.