Civil Rights and Education History

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The law passed in Louisiana requiring "separate but equal" train cars for black and white people.

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Separate Car Act

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The person who was ⅛ black and refused to move from a white-only railcar.

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Homer Plessy

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The amendment Plessy argued the Separate Car Act violated.

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14th Amendment

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The organization established in 1909 to ensure all individuals have equal rights.

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NAACP

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Two acts passed as a result of the NAACP's work.

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Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act

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Structures built after reconstruction to train teachers.

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Normal schools

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The first normal school in the south was located in this city.

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Florence, Alabama

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A college built on land granted by the federal government and funded by a state tax on fertilizer.

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Land grant college

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The first land grant college in Alabama opened in 1872 in this city.

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Auburn, Alabama

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Known for the idea of 'learning by doing' and opened Tuskegee Institute.

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Booker T. Washington