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Amendment bans the practice of slavery in every way
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Creates birthright citizenship, gives all men regardless of color the right to vote and creates the equal protection clause which states that all the laws of the United States apply equally to everyone.
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The State of Louisiana passes a law requiring seperate railroad cars for blacks and whites
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Homer Plessy Boards the white section of the train, declares himself black and gets arrested.-
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Homer Plessy appeals to the Supreme Court. The court ruled against Plessy using the doctrine "seperate but equal' as justification.
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Supreme Court rules that the segregation of schools is unconstitutional based on the logic that separate is inherently unequal. This overturns the ruling of Plessy v. Ferguson.
