Civil Rights COURT CASES

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Which court case created the constitutionality of "Separate but Equal"?

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Plessy v Ferguson

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1896 case established “separate but equal” doctrine in which segregation became legal as long as the facilities for were equal.

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Plessy v. Ferguson

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Ruled segregation of Mexican-American children illegal in California unless a special state law requires it

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Mendez v. Westminster (1947)

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In both the Delgado v. Bastrop ISD and Mendez v. Westminster U.S. Supreme Court cases, the court ruled that —

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racial segregation in schools is unconstitutional

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Mendez v. Westminster, Delgado v. Bastrop and Hernandez v. Texas all paved the way for what case?

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Brown v. Board of Education

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Which court case determined that segregation of Mexican American students in TEXAS was illegal?

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Delgado v. Bastrop

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Supreme Court case in which justices agreed that a Negro must be admitted at the University of Texas School of Law.

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Sweatt v. Painter

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When Linda Brown was barred from going to the school closest to her home, this led to what legal case in 1954?

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Brown vs Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas

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What was the result of the Brown v. Board of Education court case in 1954?

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Segregation in public schools became illegal

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Which court case extended protection against discrimination to Hispanics?

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Hernandez v. Texas