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Scott v. Sanford
it was decided that citizenship was not going to be extended to black people -
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Reconstruction
after the civil war, people were trying to figure out how to put America back together and how black people fit into the rights and rules of citizenship. -
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Jim Crow Era
jim crow laws were a series of laws passed for the sole purpose of segregation in the south. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
"separate but equal" case -
19th Amendment
the constitution reads, "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex." -
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Scottsboro Boys
These nine black men were denied most due process rights when accused of raping two white women. This was a big wake up call for our country. -
George Stinney case
In South Carolina, the 14-year-old George Stinney was accused of killing two girls younger than him. He was found guilty and given the death penalty through the method of an electric chair. -
Brown v. Board
Schools that separate the students based on their race are “separate but equal” have proven to be unconstitutional. -
James Meredith enrolls in Ole Miss University
James Meredith was protected by troops and was allowed into the University of Mississippi -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This act banned discrimination based on race, religion, or gender. It made sure unequal voter registration was no longer happening. It also banned racial segregation in schools and workplaces too. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
rid the U.S. of discriminatory voting prerequisites such as literacy tests to rid the voting boxes of other races than white. -
Civil Rights Act of 1968
was known as the "fair housing act". made sure there wasn't housing discrimination. -
California v. Bakke
this case determined that race was allowed to be apart of the college admission process. -
Gratz v. Bollinger
the university of Michigan's undergrad point policy was ruled unconstitutional. -
Meredith v. Jefferson Co Board
Louisville school integration -
Shelby County v. Holder
elimination of preclearance enforcement