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Plessy v. Ferguson
Landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding the constitutionality of state laws requiring racial segregation in public facilities under the "seperate but equal" policy. -
Mendez v. Westminiser
Federal court case tthat challenged racial segregation in Orange County, California schools. -
Delgado v. Bastrop I.S.D
Courtcase which prohibited the segregation of
Mexican-Americans in Texas -
Desegregation of the Armed forces
Executive order No. 9981- equal treatment and opportunity in the armed forces. -
Sweatt v. Painter
U.S. Supreme court case that successfully challenged the
"seperate but equal" doctrine of racial segregation established by the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson case. -
Hernandez v. Texas
Landmark case "the first and only" Mexican-American civil rights case heard and decided by U.S. Supreme Court during post -WWII period. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Landmark establishing seperate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. -
Civil Rights act of 1957
Initiated a greater federal role in protecting the rights of African Americans & other minorities. -
Civil Rights act of 1964
Outlawed discrimination on the basis of race, sex, religion, color, or nationality. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Aimed to overcome legal barriers at the state & local levels that prevented African Americans from excersising their right to vote under the 15th amendment. -
Tinker v. Des Moines
U.S. Supreme Court decision that defined the constitutional rights of students in U.S. public schools. -
Wisconsin v. Yoder
Case in which the U.S. Supreme Court found that Amish children could not be placed under compulsory education passed 8th grade. -
White v. Regester
Declared that the 1970 reapportionment plan was unconstitutional for discrimination against racial and ethnic groups. -
Edgewood I.S.D. v. Kirby
A landmark case concerning public school finance citing discrimination against students in poor school districts.
