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The Supreme Court stated that slaves were not considered citizens and therefore cannot expect protection from the government -
The 13th amendment abolished slavery in the United States -
The 14th Amendment gave everyone who was born in the United States the right to citizenship -
The 15th Amendment gave African American men the right to vote -
The Jim Crow laws made racial segregation legal.
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Facilities with "separate but equal" rules were constitutional -
The 19th Amendment made it illegal to deny the right to vote to a citizen based on their gender -
Separating children in school based on the color of their skin in unconstitutional -
This act prohibits the discrimination of on race, sex, color, etc. -
This act stopped governments from passing laws that prevented African Americans from voting -
President Lyndon B. Johnson prohibited discrimination for employment based on race, color, and sex. -
First time in history where the court applied the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment -
It stated that men and women should have equal rights -
the Supreme Court ruled that a university's use of racial "quotas" in its admissions process was unconstitutional, but a school's use of "affirmative action" to accept more minority applicants was constitutional in some circumstances -
The constitution does not protect the right of sodomy with gay couples -
The Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination against disabilities -
This Act was made to make it easier for Americans to register to vote -
This case made same sex sexual activity legal -
This case requires all states to license same sex marriages