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Opened up Western lands for settlers -
Slavery is abolished nationwide -
After the Civil War, the South is rebuilt, Black Americans gain citizenship, the nation struggles with equality -
Citizenship and equal protection under the law for all people born in the U.S. -
Connects the country coast to coast boosting migration and trade -
Black men the right to vote -
Westward expansion forces Native Americans off their lands -
Federal troops leave the South, allowing segregation to take hold
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U.S. government divides Native lands into individual plots -
Factories, cities, and new jobs reshape American life
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Supreme Court upholds segregation cementing Jim Crow laws in the South -
Workers organize for better pay and safer conditions
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Women finally win the right to vote after decades of activism -
Stock market crash triggers unemployment and economic hardship -
The U.S. fights abroad transforming industry and society -
Supreme Court rules school segregation unconstitutional -
Outlaws segregation and discrimination in public spaces
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A leader in the Black nationalist movement, shaping ideas about race and empowerment. -
Protects voting rights for Black Americans -
Includes efforts for racial, gender, and economic equality