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Civil Rights
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14th Amendment "No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the U.S.; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."
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Due Process Clause vs. Equal Protection Clause
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Scott v. Sanford
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Reconstruction
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Jim Crow Laws
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Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896
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Brown v. Board of Ed., 1954
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De Jure vs. De Facto Segregation
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1970 Denver Public Schools Busing Manual High School- 1926
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
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1963- Birmingham, Alabama
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Civil Rights Act of 1964 Banned discrimination in public accommodations & federally funded programs Required the federal government to cut off federal funds to states not in compliance Authorized the U.S. Justice Department to initiate lawsuits to desegregate schools
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