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The Declaration of Independence in 1776 was the beginning of equality and the rights of all men specifically to white landowners.
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In 1787 U.S. Constitution was written. It did id not clearly define citizenship, leaving the status of women, African Americans, Native Americans excluded
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Limited U.S. citizenship to white people excluding enslaved people, free Black people, Native Americans, and women from full citizenship rights.
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Abolished slavery, but former enslaved people faced legal exclusion in many states.
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Granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S. but Native Americans were excluded.
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Prohibited denying the right to vote based on race.
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Banned Chinese immigration and made Chinese residents ineligible for citizenship.
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Forced Native Americans to assimilate, offering U.S. citizenship in exchange for land.
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Granted women the right to vote after decades of activism.
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Granted U.S. citizenship to Native Americans.
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U.S. citizens of Japanese descent were forcibly interned during WWII
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Allowed Asian immigrants to become citizens.
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Supreme Court decision that prohibited the segregation in public schools.
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Banned racial segregation and prohibited discriminatory voting practices. Expanded rights for African Americans and other minorities.
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Provided pathways to citizenship for certain undocumented immigrants.
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Barack Obama, the first Black president, elected, symbolizing a milestone in racial progress.
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Granted temporary protection from deportation to undocumented individuals brought to the U.S. as children.
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Legalized same-sex marriage, expanding rights for LGBTQ+ citizens.
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Ended federal protection of abortion rights and returned the authority to regulate abortion to individual states.