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Abolished slavery/ involuntary servitude. Does not include punishment for crime.
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U.S. supreme court case that granted and continued the constitutionality of segregation. Best known as "Separate but not equal"
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Granted the rights of citizenship to everyone who was born in the U.S.
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Gave all of the male U.S. citizens the right to vote and their was no discriminating while voting.
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The National Association of the Advancement of Colored People was created by many african american activists including W. E. B. Dubois
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President Truman issued an order that stated it is illegal to racial discriminate in the U.S. Armed Forces- all races could now join.
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The right to vote is no longer discriminatory of gender- all males and females can now vote
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U.S. supreme court case that abolished racial segregation in public schools to be racially integrated.
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peaceful, political, and social protest held by mostly African Americans to fight racial segregation on public transport.
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The southern christian leadership conference was a civil rights organization, founded by MLK.
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After public schools became integrated, nine African American students were able to enroll at Little Rock High School in Arkansas.
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Legislation created a new act that established the Supreme courts section of justice department.
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The student Non-violent coordinating Committee was a civil rights group that was formed to give younger African Americans a louder voice.
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A group of civil rights activists who rode buses into more heavily segregated southern towns to challenge their practices.
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Outlawed the practice of poll taxes or any type of money collection in order to cast a vote in the presidential election.
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This act which was established by legislation ended segregation in public schools, employment, and voting polls.
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Act passed by president johnson which aimed to break all legal barriers and discrimination that kept minorities from voting.
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Martin Luther King jr. was shot and killed by James Earl Ray in Memphis at the Lorraine Motel.
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Civil rights movement extending the mexican american civil rights movement with the goal of achieving mexican american empowerment.
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A proposed Amendment to the U.S. Constitution created to ensure the equal and civil rights of every American no matter the sex.