Literacy tests were set up and African Americans had to pass a test consisting of reading and writing to allow them to vote. ... The State of Louisiana, that the Separate Car Act violated the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution. ... The judge at the trial, John Howard Ferguson, had previously declared the Separate Car Act "unconstitutional on trains that traveled through several states." ... The court defended themselves by saying they are only preparing black kids for a segregated nation by putting them in segregated schools. ... Segregation later came to an end for Afric...

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Titles IV and VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 authorized the government to become involved to insure that school districts complied with desegregation policies by providing for assistance in helping schools comply, authorizing the attorney general to sue to obtain compliance and allowing for a cut-off of federal funds to any school guilty of racial discrimination. ... Even though it is clear many students have benefited from the desegregation policy, standard test scores for African Americans continue to lag behind their white counterparts. ...

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The United States of America has a relatively short-lived history in comparison to the majority of the vast societies of the world. As Americans, we pride ourselves on the concept that our ancestors fought tooth and nail for our freedom and we should never forget that concept. We pride ourselves on ...

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