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1 Civil Rights

2 Civil Rights Refers to government-protected rights of individuals against arbitrary or discriminatory treatment by governments or individuals based on categories such as: race, sex, national origin, age, religion or sexual orientation

3 14th Amendment Equal Protection Clause
No State Shall….Deny Equal Protection of the Law to any citizen

4 Jim Crow laws Poll Tax Literacy Test
Segregated facilities (i.e. restrooms, water fountains, etc.)

5 Plessey vs. Fergusson Separate IS equal 1896

6 Times are a Changing Brown (2) Brown vs. Board of Education (1)
Ruled that separate was NOT equal Brown (2) Desegregate with “all deliberate speed”

7 Civil Rights Acts of 1964 Civil Rights Act 1964 (1)
Banned discrimination in Public Accommodations Commerce Clause Used to enforce the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Heart of Atlanta Motel vs. U.S.Ever Every other Civil Rights Cause has used the 14th amendment and the Civil Rights Act of 1964


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