The Civil Rights Movement 1945-1955
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- Created on: 15-04-15 14:39
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- The Civil Rights Movement 1945-1955
- 1944 - Smith v Allwright case on voting rights
- Ruling was that white-only primary elections violated the 15th Amendment
- 1946 - Morgan v Virginia case on desegregating buses
- Ruling was that segregationon interstate buses broke the 14th Amendment
- 1947 - CORE's Journey of Reconciliaiton
- Revealed that Southern states were ignoring the Supreme Court's ruling against segregation on interstate buses
- 1947 - 'To Secure These Rights' report issued
- Detailed the extent of racial discrimination in American society
- 1950 - Sweatt v Painter case which resulted in Heman Sweatt's admission to the University of Texas law school
- Ruling was that the new law school provided an inferior education and poor facilities
- 1954 - Brown v Board of Education of Topeka Supreme Court case
- Ruling was that segregated schools violated the 14th Amendment
- 1944 - Smith v Allwright case on voting rights
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