Implementation of the 15th Amendment proceeded swiftly and with total support of the states.

The word "equality" does not appear in the original Constitution.

De jure segregation is that which is done by law. 

Women gained the right to vote shortly after African American men.

The five words in the Constitution that refer to equality are "all men are created equal."

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made racial discrimination illegal in hotels, motels, restaurants, and other places of public accommodation, and forbade many forms of job discrimination.

Supporters of affirmative action believe that affirmative action produces such an important social goal that some reverse discrimination is acceptable.

The 24th Amendment outlawed the grandfather clause, which was still being used until the 1960s to deny African Americans their constitutional right to vote.

Sit-ins, marches, quiet acceptance, and civil disobedience were all key strategies of the civil rights movement.

This amendment abolished slavery.

This amendment prohibits states from denying "equal protection of the laws" to any person

This amendment granted suffrage to all women.

This amendment granted the right to vote to all men regardless of race.

This amendment prohibited poll taxes in federal elections.

These are the legal and constitutional protections against government infringement of political liberties and criminal rights.

These are the policies that extend basic rights to groups historically subject to discrimination.

Over the last 100 years, this has become the vehicle for more expansive constitutional interpretations concerning equality.

These are policies requiring special efforts on behalf of disadvantaged groups.

This case established that African Americans were property, had no rights, and that slavery was legal.

This case established the doctrine of "separate but equal."

This case established that united States internment camps were legal during WWII.

This case overturned the doctrine of "separate but equal."

This decision in this case led to the integration of schools.

Because of this, many southern states attempted to use various ways to deny African Americans the right to vote.