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The 13th amendment abolished slavery and the significance is that no legal slavery was going on in the US.
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Rights of citizenship, due process of law, and equal protection of the law. The 14th amendment has become one of the most used amendments in court to date regarding the equal protection clause.
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Prohibited the denial of a citizen's right to vote based on discrimination and the significance is that people can vote without being denied based on their race.
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The First school to allow an african american into an ex-segregated school.
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The decision of the supreme court stated that public segregation is legal if the both facilities are equal in quality. The statement “Separate but equal” was born.
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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is an US organization that was created to fight for the rights of African Americans
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Granted Females right to vote and is significant because everyone in the US can vote now.
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US Supreme Court that segregation in public schools is unconstitutional. The significance was that this was a big step in desegregating schools.
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A boycott against segregation on public transportation started in Alabama.
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Group of nine African Americans that enrolled in Little Rock Central High School. The Governor of Arkansas prevented the nine students from entering and they were met with heavy discrimination.
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It was the first government Civil Rights legalization passed after the civil rights act of 1875.
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Artists used walls for Graffiti/painting to help support African American culture.
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Non Violent protest from African Americans wouldn't leave a lunch counter after being denied service. This is Significant because it shows the world how racist it is.
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A Civil Rights group for young African Americans gave them more of a choice during the Civil Rights Movement.
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African Americans that rode on the front of the bus throughout the US to challenge the segregation law
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Cesar Chavez was a Mexican American that fought for Civil rights for poorly treated workers. Cesar Chavez co-founded the National Farm Workers Association.
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Martin Luther King Jr wrote a letter defending the strategy of nonviolent protests. The significance is that it showed the world that Racists were attacking innocent people.
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March was held in Washington DC. The purpose of the speech was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans.
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Created for Self Defence of African Americans. Did not follow the non violent strategy. Significance is that it showed the public that African Americans can be violent on the other hand African Americans can for once defend themselves.
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Martin Luther King, leader of the Civil Rights Movement was assassinated.
