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Jefferson was a slave owner and yet he still became the third president of the united states. The slaves that were of monticello were given a very limited education.
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Although the trading of slaves was banned the british there was still slavery there was nothing that allowed britain to ban slavery all together.
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although there was the banning of the slave trade and now the banning on the importation of slaves there was still slavery in the country.
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Madison was the 4th president of the united states but, the fact that he owned slaves was favored by most of his followers/voters.
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When Adams became presidnt he inherited a lo tof thing including all of his fathers slaves and the land they inhabited.
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Group formed agaisnt the action and thought of slavery anywhere.
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a slave who had lived in a free territory, sues for his freedom on the grounds his residence on free soil liberates him.
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major battle over southern states seceded form the uniin after the electiong of president
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Gives women the right to vote. year specific
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banning discrimination against minorities in defense contracts.
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Meeting that discussed the law of women being able to vote.
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city announces it will comply with a November Supreme Court ruling declaring segregation on buses illegal
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Martin Luther King Jr. made the I have a dream speech on this day. He spoke up as an advocate for those who were affected by descrimination between black and white people.
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quarter of a million people participate in the March on Washington
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becomes the first African American justice of the Supreme Court.
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Board of Trustees of the American Psychiatric Association votes unanimously to strike from its manuals the classification of homosexuality as a mental illness.
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Host of reforms aimed at empowering women and providing them with equal opportunity.
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Couldn't find specific date for this supreme cout case.
But argued that the children of illegal immigrants have a right to free public schooling. -
denying tax exemption to private schools that practice racial discrimination.
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Supreme court case debating that harassment of students by teachers or other students and may recieve money for their injuries.