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First United States federal law to define citizenship and that all citizens are equally protected under the law. Extended the rights that were listed from the Bill of Rights to all former enslaved people. Ratified 1870.
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Granted citizenship to all people born in the United States including former slaves. Ratified July 9, 1868
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Granted African American men the right to vote. Ratified February 3, 1870.
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Gave women the right to vote, first proposed in congress in 1878 but wasn't passed until August 26, 1920.
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U.S. Supreme Court case where the Supreme Court allowed for separate but equal accommodations despite the laws passed. Ended May 18, 1896.
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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a civil rights organization that was formed in New York.
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Gave women the right to vote, first proposed in congress in 1878 but wasn't passed until August 26, 1920. Ratified after 41 years
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Civil Rights Ruling that stated that courts could not deny the purchase or sale of real estates based on race.
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Supreme Court ruling that rule that dividing children in public schools was unconstitutional. Ended May 17, 1954.
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Rosa Parks was arrested on December 1, 1955 after refusing to give up her seat for a white passenger.
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Passed on July 2, 1964 that prohibited discrimination in public places, made it illegal for discrimination in workplaces, and integrated schools and public areas.
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The National Organization of Woman (NOW) was formed on July 30, 1966 as a women's activist group that wanted to end sex discrimination.
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Supreme Court case that occured on May 27, 1968 that said that the 'freedom of choice' to segregate the school was unconstitutional which ruled that the New Kent county school board to create a new plan.
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Supreme Court case that took place on April 20, 1971. Aimed to speed up the process of integrating public schools.
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A California ballot proposition that amended the state constitution to say that the state could not consider race, sex, or ethnicity when considering public employment.