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13th Amendemnt
Abolishment of Slavery -
14th Amendement
Granted citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the united states” -
15th Amendement
Gave African American men the right to vote by declaring that the “right of citizens of the united states or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude” -
Plessey vs Ferguson
Resulted in a new legaldoctrin endorsing the seperate but equal facilities for African American -
Mendez vs Westminster
Mexican american segregation in school -
Sweatt vs painter
Equal Education -
Brown vs The Board of Education
Segregated Education -
Hernandez vs Texas
Mexican american had equal protection under the 14th amendement -
Civil Rights Act 1957
An act that started civil right legislative program. Aims to ensure all african americans could exercise their right to vote. It increased the number of register -
24th Amendement
Abolition of the Poll Tax -
Civil Right Act 1964
Outlawed descrimination on the basis of race, color, relgion, sex ,orgin and employment. Enforced descgreation of schools. It didnt end descrimination but furthered the movement -
Voting Rights Act 1965
The act to enforece the 15th amendemt