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American Revolution
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Declaration of Independence
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Civil War
President: Abraham Lincolon
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Civil Rights Movement
Large segments of the populace–particularly African-Americans, women, and men without property–have not always been accorded full citizenship rights in the American Republic, civil rights movements, or “freedom struggles,” have been a frequent feature of the nation’s history. The most important achievements of African-American civil rights movements have been the post-Civil War constitutional amendments that abolished slavery and established the citizenship status of blacks. MLK, Rosa Parks, ect