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The significance of this court case is that the court ruled that African Americans were not US citizens regardless of whether or not they were free or slaves. This meant that African Americans could not sue in court. Additionally, this case also set the precedent that Congress could not ban slavery in the US states. -
The 13th amendment changed the course of history. With the 13th amendment to the constitution, slavery was abolished in the US. Additionally, this banned involuntary servitude. With the 13th amendment being added to the constitution, slavery became illegal in the US. -
The significance of the 14th amendment was that this granted all people born or naturalized in the US citizenship. This meant that all former slaves could be US citizens. Previously, slaves were not counted as US citizens. -
The 15th amendment granted the ability to vote to former slaves. This amendment also made it unconstitutional for voters to be discriminated by race. This made it illegal for people to say that former slaves could not vote. -
This case was of extreme significance in the course of the United State's history until the 1960s. The Plessy Vs Ferguson case decided that segregation in the US was alright as long as a few conditions were abided by. This came to be known as "separate but equal" which was an extremely racist principle. -
The 19th amendment to the US constitution was revolutionary for Women's Rights. This amendment made it possible for women to vote. The 19th amendment made it unconstitutional for voting to discriminate on the basis of sex. -
Brown VS Board of Education was a revolutionary case in the history of the US. This case set the precedent and made the decision that segregation in schools was now illegal. After this case, racial segregation in schools became illegal. -
The Civil Rights act of 1964 made several strides in the way of equality. This act prohibited discrimination based on race, color, sex, or national origin. Later on sexual orientation also was added to this act. -
After the civil war, many southern states put discriminatory prerequisites to voting into practice in order to target African Americans. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 made these discriminatory voting prerequisites illegal. This meant that nobody could be discriminated against in the way of voting based on intelligence. -
The Reed Vs Reed case was a landmark case in the history of the US. This case decided that administrators of estates could not discriminate against anyone based on their sex. This was a landmark case in gender equality. -
Title IX was significant because it prohibited sex-based discrimination in any schools funded by the state. Title IX is a civil rights law. This title applies to all students regardless of gender. No school funded by the state can be discriminatory based on gender or sex. -
This case was a landmark case in the United States history. The significance of this case was that this allowed for race to be a factor in college admissions. This allowed for colleges to promote diversity in their admissions without being discriminatory. -
The Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 made it illegal to discriminate against an American because of their disability. For instance, someone cannot be fired from their job because of their disability. -
This was extremely significant in US history. This case allowed for same-sex couples to get married in the United States. This meant that no same-sex couple could be denied marriage based on their sexes/genders.
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