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13th Amendment
Abolish Slavery -
14th Amendment
Citizenship Laws and Equal Protection Rights -
15th Amendment
Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on ethnicity -
Pressy vs. Ferguson
Seperate but Equal: racial segregation. -
Mendez vs. Westminister
Racial Segregation: Mexicam vs. Mexican Americans into seperate Mexican schools. -
Delgado vs. Bastrop ISD
Schools in Texas weren't allowed to seperate children due to the fact thet were Mexican Americans -
Executive Order 9981
Abolish racial segregation. -
Sweatt vs Painter
Black guy rejected when joining a university until under the 14th Amendment and Equal Protection Clause, soon had been admitted. -
Hernandez vs. Texas
Mexican American and all racial groups on the United States had equal protection under the 14th Amendment. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
Segregation of public schools because facilities are inherently unequal. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
to ensure that all Americans could exercise their right to vote. -
24th Amemdment
Prohibits the revocation of voting rights due to the non-payment of a poll tax. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Prohibited discrimination on voters -
Voting Right Act
prohibits racial discrimination in voting -
Edgewood vs. Kirby
Concerning public school finance -- Texas Constitution requires an adequate public school system and need equitable fundings to do it.
