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The 13th amendment abolished slavery
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The 14th Amendment granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States
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The 15th Amendment prevents the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizens color, race, or previous condition servitude
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Upheld constitutionality of "separate but equal facilities" based on race
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Challenged racial segregation in Orange County schools in California
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U.S. district court in Austin prohibits segregation of Mexican-American students in Bastrop and other Central Texas school districts
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It ruled that the separate professional schools for blacks were not up to standards and did not meet the "test of equality"
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During the post-World War II period it was the first and only Mexican-American civil-rights case heard and decided by the United States Surpreme Court
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Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional
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this is the voting bill, and everyone votes now
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Prohibits any poll tax in elections for federal officials
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outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin
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that prohibits racial discrimination in voting
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Texas case that redistributes property taxes equally across the state from richer districts to poorer districts, it ended discrimination against poor school districts.
