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Before the 14th Amendment
2 years after the Civil war reconstruction acts divideed the south into 5 military districts and the blacks wer still getting treated the same leading to the 14th Amendment Scource 4. -
Women and their rights
When the 14th amendment was passed it was meant for all Men to have equal rights, but not women. Female whites and Blacks still didnt have a say In what was going to happen. Women fought for their rights and pushed to shape the amendment into what it is today. Scource 5. -
Passed 14th Amendment
14th Amendment was passed by the senate with a vote of 33 to 11. 5 days later the House of Representatives passed it 120 to 32.
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Blacks and the 14th
Up to 10,000 African Americans paraded down Fifth Avenue in silence to protest lynchings in the South and race riots in the North. Leading the 14th Amendment to change. -
Blacks Getting unfair treatment
A white Police Officer shot a black man and gave people a false story on why he did it the black man ended up dieing and the police Officer got away free. This sprks the 14th Amendment to become a big issue. Scource 6 -
Brown vs. Board of education
This case was about black children in the school getting unfair treatment. It got ruled in favor of black children saying Seperate educational facilities are inherently unequal. Scource 3. -
Women Makeing a step forward
Patricia Roberts Harris served as Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare under President Jimmy Carter. then serving for two years as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. She was the first African-American woman to serve in the presidential cabinet. Scource 6. -
Same Sex Marriage
Some states had laws against same sex marriage. Same sex couples argued that their rihts were being taken away from the 14th amendment. The supreme court ruled that states were violateing the individuals rights. Scource 2. -
In action yet today
Originally the 14th amendment was meant to protect the rights of freed slaves, but today it protects the rights of citizens from getting deprived of life, liberty, or property without the due process of law. Congress just repealed one of trumps imigration laws because it hurt citizens that were trying to go in and out of the U.S. Scource 1. -
Supreme Court Slaughter House Case
Slaughter houses in New Orleans were letting waste into streams and had caused serious health problems in citizens. The slaughter house challenged the states action citing the 14th Amendments privleges and immunities. The Supreme Court denied them of that because the Federal government only has the power to abridge that. Scource 2.
