And shortly after the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment, which expanded the grounds of the Emancipation Proclamation to include the abolishment of slavery in the United States, the Southern states began their silent revolt, with two significant barriers eminently before them. The passage of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments proved to be two significant barriers to the white supremacist movement. ... The Fifteenth Amendment prohibited states from denying the right to vote on account of race, color or previous condition of servitude. ... Yet these barriers were seemingly lifted wit...

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Douglass held many prestigious titles in government and business, his social status helped break the barrier for other blacks to enter into the government and gain similar positions. ... A header in Douglass" newspaper once read, "Right is of no Sex - Truth is of no Color."7 Frederick Douglass broke free from the shackles of slavery, and with his relatively small amount of Freedom achieved great things. ... Frederick Douglass broke the barriers placed around the black man's social status and weakened their inferior stereotype. ...

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Tearing down the barriers of the stereotypes, plus-sized, slender, older and younger women are shown removing the wigs from their heads and walking away from the "standard image" of a beautiful woman. ... A group of people from different ethnicities, cultures and backgrounds are seen hugged together as if to break any racial barriers that have been formed in previous years. ... During this joyous time of the video, the music was very lively and upbeat, the lighting was bright, the shirts were a bright red color meaning strength and power. ...

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