1. Civil Rights: Brown V. Board of Ed to failure of ERA
Since the Civil War, much of the concern over civil rights in the United States has focused on efforts to extend these rights fully to African Americans. ... Following the "separate but equal" decision of Plessy V. ... The Supreme Court decided that segregation was unlawful because it violated the Fourteenth Amendment's equal protection and due process. ... It was considered the first step of the Civil Rights Movement. ... Civil rights organizations began to spread word to other campuses. ...
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- Grade Level: High School