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In 1892, Homer Plessy boarded a train, and sat in the whites only car. He refused to leave in the hopes of causing a case about the legality of segregation. In 1896, Supreme court ruled "Separate but equal" was fair.

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1954 - Brown vs. Board of education was a supreme court case where the justices voted that the segregation of children in schools, hurt minority children and was unconstitutional.

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In the year 1948, Harry Truman took action to promote racial equality.
-Urged congress to abolish poll taxes
-Enforced fair voting and hiring.

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By the year 1914, Texas had 6 towns where blacks could not live.

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Despite Amendment XIV, Jim Crow laws limited the rights of blacks. For example, in 1890 a law to prevent blacks and whites from riding together on railroads was passed. Later, court upheld a law to deny blacks to vote.

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Over 20 years, blacks lose almost all they've gained because of Jim Crow laws. ("Jim Crow" - derisive slang for a black man).

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1868) Amendment that gave blacks full citizenship and promised equal protection under the law.