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1 day ago · Location: United States. Context: American civil rights movement. McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. Key People: Thurgood Marshall. Earl Warren. Oliver Hill. Recent News. May 28, 2024, 1:03 PM ET (Voice of America) 70 Years after Brown Decision, School Segregation Getting Worse. May 24, 2024, 6:48 AM ET (USA Today)
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- Thurgood Marshall
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- Plessy V. Ferguson
May 20, 2024 · But in 1954, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) implemented a law that undercut churches’ constitutionally protected speech by curbing what pastors can say about elections, politicians, and legislative matters. This law is called the Johnson Amendment.
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May 17, 2024 · Voting Rights Act, U.S. legislation (August 6, 1965) that aimed to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote under the Fifteenth Amendment (1870) to the Constitution of the United States.
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3 days ago · After the House agreed to a subsequent Senate amendment, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law by President Johnson at the White House on July 2, 1964.
May 14, 2024 · 1st: January 3, 1953 – August 3, 1953. 2nd: January 6, 1954 – December 2, 1954. The 83rd United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States in Washington, D.C. from January 3, 1953, until January 3, 1955, during the last two weeks of the Truman administration, with the remainder ...
4 days ago · Reading of the United States Constitution of 1787. The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States. [3] It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, on March 4, 1789. Originally including seven articles, the Constitution delineates the national frame and constrains the powers of the ...
6 days ago · The case began in 1970 when “Jane Roe”—a fictional name used to protect the identity of the plaintiff, Norma McCorvey (1947–2017)—instituted federal action against Henry Wade, the district attorney of Dallas county, Texas, where Roe resided.
