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1857 - Supreme Court announces that stated slaves were not citizens and that they were considered property.
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This prohibited all forms of slavery and involuntary servitude. Confederate states were actually required to ratify the amendment prior to gaining reentry.
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The 14th Amendment gave citizenship to anyone that was born in the United States. -
The 15th Amendment said that the U.S. could not prevent a person from voting because of race, color, or creed. -
Quoted, "Seperate but equal" this stated legalized segregation in publicly owned facilities -
The 19th Amendment prohibits and United States citizen from being denied the right to vote solely off their sex. This was also the time period of women's suffrage movements. -
Back in 1954, the Brown vs. Board of Education was a case that overturned Separate but Equal standard of discrimination in education. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. This will later prove to cause major conflicts -
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was a law designed to help end formal and informal barriers to African-American suffrage. This is one of the greatest accomplishments in the African-American community. -
In Idaho, a landmark case in which the Supreme Court for the very first time upheld a claim of gender discrimination. Later on, it states that Invalidated Idaho state law preferring men to women in court selection. -
US law : "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance." -
Conflict with Universities stating that admissions are based slightly off of race. Because of this, you are able to see a trend in what percentage of certain races go to that particular college. -
A law passed in 1990 that requires enployers and public areas to make "reasonable accommodations" for people with disabilities. If these companies and employers don't treat these individuals with the same attitude as other humans, it could cause problems. -
Same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry.
