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Dred Scott was a former slave who intended to purchase his freedom, but the estate refused. Scott was in a free state, yet the Court ruled against in his favor. -
This act stated that you are an American born citizen if you are born within this country. This act regarded people's race, ethnicity, and their background as long as they're born within the U.S. -
This Amendment ruled that anyone born under the American flag is citizen. Whether you're African American or White. -
These codes were designed to maintain and regulate African Americans after slavery was abolished. There were certain unspoken rules about these codes as well as limitations to the African American community -
The Supreme Court ruled that schools with segregation were legal
They believed in divided learning systems. -
The US supreme court ended up ruling that segregation in most schools was not constitutional (they overturned the doctrine) The Supreme Court also overruled the decision in "Brown Vs. the Board of Education". -
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The governor Orval Fabus, when seeing African Americans entering this high school, called in the National Guard to stop them from entering the premise. -
The governor Orval Fabus, seeing African America students entering a high school, called the National Guard to stop their entry into the premise.