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Dred Scott was a enslaved man, who had lived in free territories for awhile. He sued for his freedom. The federal court found against him, saying he was still a slave. They stated that any African American couldn't be a citizen.
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Stated that slavery and involuntary servitude, unless as punishment will not exist in the United States.
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Grants citizenship to anyone born in the United States, including former slaves. This was written and passed as part of the reconstruction program, to guarantee equal rights for black citizens
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You can't deny people the right to vote based on the color of their skin. This was passed to ensure that states and/or communities, weren't denying people the right to vote because of the color of their skin.
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These were used as a legal way to keep African Americans from voting. It's a voters fee.
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Primary elections held in Southern states, were only white voters could participate in. This helped pass laws and constitutions with provisions to raise barriers to voter registration.
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Blacks couldn't ride on the whites only rain carts. They ruled equal but separate public accommodations did not violate the 14th amendment.
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Women have the right to vote.
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Overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson decision. Ruled that separate but equal schools for blacks were unequal and thus unconstitutional.
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The requirement that an organization needs to take positive steps to increases the number or proportion of women, African Americans, or their minorities in it's membership.
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Forbids Congress and states from requiring poll taxes in order to vote in federal elections. The reason why is because those poll taxes prevented many African Americans from voting and low income families.
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This prohibited discrimination in public places, schools need to start becoming integrated, and other public places, and you couldn't not hire anyone because of the color of their skin, gender, and religion.
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This was passed because of the Jim Crow laws. It outlawed discriminatory voting practices, like the literacy tests.
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Supreme Court ruled that administrators of estates can not be named in a way that discriminates between sexes.
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Designed to guarantee equal legal rights for all American citizens regardless of sex. Seeks to end the legal distinctions between men and women in matters of divorce, property, and employment.
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This allowed race to be one of the several factors in college admission policy.
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The constitution doesn't protect the right of gay adults to engage in private. The Court also ruled the right to engage in homosexual sodomy was not a fundamental right.
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Law designed to prevent discrimination and enable individuals with disabilities to participate fully in all aspects of society.
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Supreme Court ruled that state laws banning homosexual sodomy are unconstitutional as a violation of the right of privacy.
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State bans on same sex marriage are unconstitutional under the 14th amendment.
