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Abolished slavery in the United States
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Rights of citizenship, due to process of law, and the equal process of the law
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Right to vote should not be denied on account of race or color (African American rights to vote)
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Founded by Booker T Washington “established a normal school for colored teachers”. Provided students with academic and vocational training
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Landmark US Supreme Court Case that established constitutionality of racial segregation
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Story of organization that promoted equality of rights for colored people and eliminate racial discrimination
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Right to vote should not be denied on the account of sex (women allowed right to vote)
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Proposed amendment that guaranteed equal legal rights for all american citizens regardless of sex
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Landmark Supreme Court case where the justices ruled racial segregation of children in public school to be unconstitutional
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Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus and go to the back as a civil rights protest
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Nine students enrolled in Little Rock high school and were prevented due to racial segregation
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This allowed federal prosecution of anyone who tried preventing someone from voting
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Four African American students sat at a whites only lunch counter and refused to leave after being denied service. Protesting racial segregation
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He was an American labor leader, community organizer, and latino american civil rights activist who co founded the national farm workers association
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Open letter written on April 16 1963 which defends strategy of non violent resistance to racism
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Public speech by MLK during match on Washington for jobs and freedom where he called for civil and economic rights to end racism in the US
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Prohibits the poll tax in elections
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Landmark federal legislation in the US that prohibits racial discrimination in voting
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A political organization founded to challenge police brutality against the African American community
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April 1968 MLK was assassinated shot dead while standing on a balcony at 39 years old