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the 13th amendment put an end to slavery freeing all African Americans
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rights of citizenship, due process of law. The 14th amendment has become one of the most used amendments in court to date regarding the equal protection clause
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Granted African American men the right to vote
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As long as things between African Americans and Whites are equal, they can be separated. This led to segregation.
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The national association of advancement of colored people. their mission is to ensure the political educational, social and economic equality of rights.
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white women are given the right to vote
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A proposed amendment to the United States constitution designed to guarantee equal legal rights for all American citizens regardless of sex.
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Landmark decision of the US supreme court in which the court ruled that the US state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional.
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A political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery Alabama
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A group of nine African American students enrolled in little rock central high school. The students were initially prevented from entering
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The first federal civil rights legislation passed by the United States congress since the civil rights act of 1875.
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A series of nonviolent protests in February to July.
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Artists began using the walls of city buildings, housing projects, schools, and churches, to depict Mexican American culture.
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civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated southern United States in 1961.
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founded by Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta, with the motive of getting better pay, and safer working conditions.
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civil rights and labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
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Federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting.
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US African American militant group preached self defense and promote socialism founded in 1966,violence was the only way to freedom.
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His assassination led to an outpouring of anger among black African Americans.
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Native activists fought against racism and poverty.They focused mainly on protecting treaty rights.