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14th amendment
all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens with no reside -
15th amendment
the right for citizens to vote -
19th amendment
the right of citizens to vote shall not be denied -
13th admendment
neither slavery or punishment should exist in the United States -
poll taxes
a tax levied on every adult without income -
plessy vs Ferguson
Supreme Court that upheld racial segregation -
civil rights act
outlaws discrimination and racism -
reed vs reed
equal protection case in which the Supreme Court ruled that there can't be discriminates between sexes -
bowers vs hardwick
ruled that the constition does not protect the right of gay adults -
white primaries
elections held in the southern united states in which only white voters could participate -
Lawerence vs Texas
banning consenting homosexual adults