Congress shall have no power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation." ... Our inalienable rights are proclaimed for all citizens without regard to race, religion, or background with the passage of the Fourteenth Amendment. ... This opinion, in turn, sparked both support and opposition, including numerous attempts to trim the power of the Court in succeeding decades." ... Martin Luther King, Jr. was a prominent leader during the Civil Rights Movement and fought for equality for African-Americans. ... The Voting Rights Act eliminated Literacy Tests, Poll Taxes, and other voter e...

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