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Card 6

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In my second term of office, political scandal prevented me from helping the civil rights movement as much as I wanted to

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Card 7

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The compromise of 1877 between us brought reconstruction to an end, so denying the optimism that existed after the end of slavery

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Card 8

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I sued a railway company at the end of the 19th century but all it did was allow the Supreme Court to legalise segregation

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Card 9

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I dismissed all black advisors in the Federal Government

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Card 10

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I challenged the myth that **** was the major cause of lynching

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Card 11

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I established an Institution at Tuskegee

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Card 12

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I helped found the Niagara movement as well as the NAACP

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Card 13

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I was lynched in Springfield for being married to a white woman for 32 years. It was also rumoured that I made shoes for the president

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Card 14

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Collectively we were leading musicians, authors, artists and singers who wrote and sang about our experiences

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Card 15

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I was the first African American to be elected to congress since 1900. I was also criticised for not supporting the New Deal

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