Evolution of the national citizenry

  • Dred Scott Vs. Sanford

    Dred Scott Vs. Sanford
    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.
  • Civil Rights Act

    Civil Rights Act
    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.
  • The Fourteenth Amendment

    The Fourteenth Amendment
    This Amendment ruled that anyone born under the American flag is citizen. Whether you're African American or White.
  • Black Codes

    Black Codes
    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
  • Plessy Vs. Ferguson

    Plessy Vs. Ferguson
    The Supreme Court ruled that schools with segregation were legal
    They believed in divided learning systems.
  • Separate But Equal

    Separate But Equal
    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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    Evolution of the National Citizenry

  • Arkansas National Guard

    Arkansas National Guard
    The governor Orval Fabus, when seeing African Americans entering this high school, called in the National Guard to stop them from entering the premise.
  • Arkansas National Guard

    Arkansas National Guard
    The governor Orval Fabus, seeing African America students entering a high school, called the National Guard to stop their entry into the premise.