US Supreme Court

The Supreme Court prohibited racial gerrymandering in 1993, holding that the practice violated the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause.

this famous African American is a poet,historian,author,and civil-rights activist.

African American civil rights activists in the 1950's shared one common goal, which was equal rights and to be able to walk freely without being discriminated against.

Equal employment opportunity programs include affirmative action for employment

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court clerks refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples

raising money by staging a reading of the play 8, which supports same-sex marriage.

it established that states must provide people accused of crimes with access to an attorney

substantive due process

both cases centered on the civil liberties of students in public schools

it investigated conditions facing working women and passed laws aimed at guaranteeing them equal pay

over time, the supreme court became less likely to allow restrictions on free speech

the supreme court has struck down state and federal laws banning same-sex marriage

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