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Abolished slavery in the United States
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Freed slavery
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Gave African Americans the right to vote
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It upheld state racial segregation laws for public facilities under the doctrine of ¨separate but equal¨
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The court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional.
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Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a city bus in Montgomery.
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A political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery.
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James Merideth became the first black student to enroll at the University of Mississippi.
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A public speech delivered by American civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. during the march on Washington for jobs and freedom.
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A landmark piece of civil rights and U.S. labor law that outlawed discrimination based on race, color,religion, sex, or national origin.
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He was assassinated at the age of 39 by three members of the Nation of Islam.
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Prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental and financing of housing based on race, national origin and sex.