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Granted citizenship to all people "born or naturalized in the United States," and provided all citizens with "equal protection under the laws."
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Defined citizenship and affirmed that all citizens are equally protected by law.
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Granted African American men the right to vote.
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The Court's "separate but equal" decision became the legal basis for racial segregation in the United States for the next fifty years.
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The National Association for the Advance of Colored People was formed as an interracial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans.
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Granted women the right to vote.
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Prevents any citizen of either sex to be denied the right to vote due to their sex.
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Supreme Court case that struck down racially restrictive housing covenants.
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Supreme Court case in which the court ruled that state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional.
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Helped initiate the Civil Rights Movement when she refused to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Alabama bus.
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A civil rights and labor law that that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin.
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The National Organization for Women is an American feminist organization.
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Was a Supreme court case involving school desegregation that dealt with the freedom of choice plans created to avoid compliance with the Supreme Court's mandate.
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A case in which the Supreme Court unanimously upheld busing programs that aimed to speed up the racial integration of public schools.
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Prohibited the state government institutions from considering race, sex or ethnicity, specifically in the areas of public employment, public contracting and public education.