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Civil Rights
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Plessy v Ferduson
Legal to segregate so long as the facilities for the African-Americans and whites were "equal". -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The supreme court decided, based on the school segregation cases, that bus segregation was against the constitution. -
Desegragation at Little Rock, Arkansas
President Einsenhower ordered 1,000 Paratroopers and 10,000 national guardsmen to Little Rock, and on September 25, Central High was desegregated. -
March on Washington
It is at this march that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr gave his famous "I have a dream" speech. -
24th Amendment
The rights of citizens to vote for President, Vice-President,Ssenators Or Representative to congress could not be abridged or denied by poll tax. -
Civil Rights Act
Bannediscrimination in employment based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. -
Voting Rights Act
Voting Rights Act passed which put the entire registration process under federal control. -
26th Amendment
The right to vote for American citeaens who were 18 or older. -
Voting Rights Act
Voting Rights Act to aid immigrants. -
American With Disabilities Act
Prohibited discrimination against people with physical or mental disabilities in employment, transportation, telephone service, and access to public buildings.
