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13th amendment
abolishment of slavery -
14th amendment
citizenship to all natural born citizens -
15th amendment
granted african american men the right to vote -
Plessy vs Ferguson
Resulted in a new legal doctrin endorsing the seperate but equal facilities for african americans. -
Mendez vs Westminster
mexican american segregation in school -
Executive Order of 9981
abolished racism in Armed Forces -
sweatt vs painter
equal education -
brown vs board of education
class suits filed against segregated education -
hernandez vs texas
mexican americans had equal protection under the 14 amendment -
civil rights act
integration of schools -
civilrights act of 1964
eliminated unequal application pf voter regrestration. -
civil rights act of 1965
prohibits racia' descriminatiom in votin -
Edgewood vs Kirby
law suit against discrimination against students in poor school districts