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it essentially established the constitutionality of racial segregation. The act violated the Thirteenth Amendment (1865) to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibited slavery, and the Fourteenth Amendment, which granted full and equal rights of citizenship to African Americans. -
European theater of world war 2.The most important breakthrough in equal-rights legislation for African Americans since the Reconstruction period. -
whos Jackie Robinson? the first African American to play Major League Baseball in the United States during the 20th century.
why was this an important moment in american history?broke the color barrier in a sport that had been segregated for more than 50 years.