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Dred Scott v Stanford
Dredd Scott was a slave that was taken from a slave state through a free state. Once they got into the free state Dredd Scott filed a suit stating that because of the state they were residing in, it made him a free man. -
13th Amendment
This Amendment abolished slavery -
14th Amendment
The 14th amendment granted everybody equal protection by the laws. -
15th Amendment
gave people of any color the right to vote, this is when the south got the idea of the literacy test -
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Poll Taxes
Was a discriminatory voting right which stated that you must pay a tax to vote but it was just a way to stop poor whites and blacks from voting -
White primaries
Was a poll that only white people could participate in, this wa done so ethnic minorities wouldnt be able to vote -
Plessy v. Ferguson
This case upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities as long as the segregation facilities were "separate but equal" -
19th Amendment
No state shall be denied or abridged by the U.S. or the state on the account of sex -
Brown v. Board of education
This was a supreme court case where there was a unanimous decision that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. -
24th Amendment
This amendment prohibited any poll taxes in the states -
civil rights act of 1964
labor laws outlawing discrimination based on race color religion sex or national origin. -
Voting rights act of 1965
it outlawed discriminatory voting practices like the literacy test -
Equal rights Amendment
Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the U.S. or by any state on the account of sex -
Bowers v hardwick
a Cop was responding to a distress call and was searching houses in the area and he walked into a house where 2 men were having gay sex. they were arrested and this case is about trying to receive gay rights -
Americans with disabilities act
prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in several areas including employment, transportation, public accommodations, comunications and access to state and local government' programs and services. -
Lawrence v Texas
In this case, 2 gay men were walked in on by a cop and arrested for having gay sex. this case is them trying to receive gay rights -
Affirmation Action
an action or policy favoring those who tend to suffer from discrimination, especially in relation to employment or education; positive discrimination.
