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Civil Rights

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  • Civil Rights Cases

    Significant Case

    The Supreme Court decision that held the Civil Rights Act of 1875 to be unconstitutional and paved the way for Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) and Jim Crow segregation.

  • Brown as the Beginning

    Significant Case

    The landmark Supreme Court decision that declared public school segregation unconstitutional and led to wider civil rights victories in the 1960s.

  • Browder v. Gayle

    Significant Case

    The Supreme Court’s affirmation of a district court decision to outlaw segregated bussing in Montgomery, Alabama that overturned Plessy v. Ferguson.

  • Belva Lockwood

    Life Story

    The educator, activist, and attorney who became both the first woman to argue before the Supreme Court and to run for President of the United States.

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