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The Term "Jim Crow"is First Coined
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Civil War Ends
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Black Codes are Passed - Make Black People Work For Low Wages, Restricts lfe
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13th Amendment - Slavery is Abolished
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14th Amendment - Born in the US = Citizen
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Jim Crow In Place
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15th Amendment - Race is not an Issue in Voting
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Civil Rights Act of 1875 - Equal rights regardless of race
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Civil Rights Act of 1875 is considered Unconstitutional
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Widespread Segregation in Schools
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Plessey vs Ferguson - A Supreme Court Decision Holding up State Rights to Allow Segregation in Public or Private Organizations
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NAACP is Formed - An Organization to Protect Black Rights
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Brown vs Board of Education - School Segregation is Ruled Unconstitutional
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Montgomery Bus Boycotts - A Year Long Event Protesting Bus Segregation
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Freedom Rides Take Place - Protestors Riding Buses into Segregated States
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Civil Rights Act - Segregation and Voting Limitations are Officially Illegal