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Scott v. Sanford
The supreme court rules that people of African descent cannot be American citizens; therefore, cannot vote. -
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Reconstruction
The efforts to undo all the damage of slavery and the civil war.
-13-15th and 25th Amendment
-kept troops in the south to make sure they followed the 14th amendment
-started schools for former slaves
-black people were able to run for office -
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Jim Crow era
A time of segregation and racism. Segregation laws and laws that go around the 14th amendment to keep white supremacy were made. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
"Separate but equal" laws were established
A black man was arrested for going on a white-only train car. The black man lost because there was an equal train car for black people -
19th Amendment
Women get the right to vote -
George Stinney case
His rights were violated:
-no warrant
-all white jury
-no lawyer at questioning
-no bail
-no witnesses at trial
-put to death as a minor
George Stinney was a 14 year old black boy who was accused of murdering two white girls. He was given the death penalty. -
Brown v. Board
Questioned the negative effects of segregation in schools. Brown wanted to go to a white school; Brown won the case. A step closer to getting rid of Jim Crow segregation laws. -
Civil Rights Act
Get rid of segregation Laws. The government says that if a state continues to segregate or discriminate then they will pull funding from that state. -
Voting Rights Act
No more discriminatory voting laws. Says that a state that had these discriminatory voting laws had to get pre-clearance before adding a restriction to voting. pre-clearance= has to get an okay from the national government. -
Shelby County v. Holder
Eliminated preclearance enforcement from the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Got rid of the pre-clearance rule