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Here are just a few landmark cases involving civil rights:
Dred Scott v. Sandford, (1857) Blacks not citizens
Plessy v. Ferguson, (1896) allowed 'separate but equal' facilities, including education
Brown vs. Board of Education, (1954) overturned Plessy vs. Ferguson, ordered school integration
Gideon Vs. Wainwright, (1963) required that attorneys be provided for indigent defendants
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Which civil rights organization won a number of important court cases against segregation in the 1950s?
The civil rights organization won a number of important cases against segregation in the 1950s was the NAACP. The acronym stands for National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Which issues areas has the supreme court had the greatest impact on policy making?
Civil liberties and civil rights
What other groups have turned to the Supreme Court to protect their Civil Rights?
Bill of Rights and The Fourteenth Amendment.
What type of court is Georgia's Supreme Court?
Georgia's Supreme Court is the state's highest appellatecourt for both civil and criminal cases.
How did supreme court rulings during reconstruction help weaken African Americans' civil rights?
As early as 1868 Supreme Court Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase, a leading Radical during the reconstruction, made many decisions with the Supreme Court that weakened African Americans' civil rights. He continued to segregate them and deny them rights as voters.
