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Plessy vs Ferguson
it upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities. -
19th Amendment
The 19th amendment granted women's right to vote. Know as women's suffrage. -
Brown vs Board of Education
The court declared state laws establishing separate public school for black and white students -
Emmett till
Emmett Till was a 14 year old african american who was lynched and killed in 1955 after a white women said she was offended by him. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transportation. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
The Act of 1957 is a federal voting bill, was the first federal civil rights legislation passed by the United States Congress since the Civil rights act of 1875 -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation granted freedom to the slaves in the Confederate states. -
Equal Pay Act
The fair labor standards act aimed at abolishing wage disparity based on gender. -
March on Washington
The March on Washington was for jobs and freedom, was held in washington D.C. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
It ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination on the the basis of race, color, and religion.
