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14th Amendment
Whoever was to be born in the U.S will be a citizen and every state has to give the same rights to those who are citizens -
15th Amendment
It granted the right for African Americans to be able to vote -
Plessy v Ferguson
A court case that established that African Americans and whites could have separate public bathrooms as long as they were both equal -
NAACP
To ensure that there was equality among the citizens and put a stop to racism -
1st Women's Suffrage Amendment
Granted the right for women to be able to vote -
19 Amendment
This also granted the right for women to vote -
Shelley v Kraemer
A court case that determined that court could not force business that limited the purchase or sale based on your race -
Brown v Board of Education
A court case that determined that separating children in public schools based on their race is unconstitutional -
Rosa Parks Refuses to Give up Her Seat
She refused to give up seat to a white male -
Congress Passes the 1st Civil Right Act
An act that forbids discrimination based on your race, religion, color. -
NOW
Promoted equal rights for women -
Green v County School Board of New County
A court case that was held and stated that freedom of choice was unconstitutional and wasn't a sufficient way of bringing desegregation -
Swann v Charlotte -Mecklenburg Board of New County
A court case to be done unanimously by the U.S to speed up the process of racial integration in public schools -
Proposition 209- Cailfornia
A amendment that stated that states couldn't discriminate or superior others based on there race, sex, color, ethnicity, or nation origin