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Fight aganist the North and the South for slavery.
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All slaves in the rebellious states shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free.
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"Neither slavery or involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime where the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
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Plessy attempted to sit in an all-white railroad car. After refusing to sit in the black railway carriage car, Plessy was arrested for violating an 1890 Louisiana statute that provided for segregated “separate but equal” railroad accommodations. Those using facilities not designated for their race were criminally liable under the statute.
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I Have A Dream Speech
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Civil Rights Act ended segeration in public places.
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Prohibits racial discrimination
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Man accuses prison of them violating his 13th amendment, by making him work hard in unsafe conditions
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After 148 years they finally ratify the 13th amendment.
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African Americans were protesting that an African American got shot by a police officer.
