dye and sparrow politics in america chapter 15 politics
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Dye and Sparrow
Politics in America
Chapter 15
Politics and Civil Rights
Definition
Political Scientist James MacGregor Burns defines civil rights thusly
“Rights of all persons, not just citizens, to equal protection of the laws; the constitutional right not to be discriminated against by GOVERNMENTS because of race, ethnic background, religion, or gender. Civil rights include the right not to be denied our lives, liberties, or property by government without due process of law. These civil rights are protected by the due process and equal protection clauses of the 5th and 14th Amendments and by civil rights laws of national and state governments.”
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Guarantees
of Civil
Rights
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Slavery, Segregation, and the Constitution
Three constitutional amendments were aimed at
providing protection for African Americans
-Thirteenth Amendment (1865): Outlawed slavery
-Fourteenth Amendment (1868): Guaranteed equal
protection of the laws
-Fifteenth Amendment (1870): Guaranteed voting rights
to all persons
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Slavery, Segregation, and the
Constitution
Jim Crow Laws were enacted in the South. Such
laws mandated rigid racial segregation
throughout southern society.
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Early Court Approval of Segregation
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
Supreme Court ruled that there was no violation of the constitutional right to equal protection when states had “separate but equal” facilities and services for people of different races
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Equal Protection and the Laws
The National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
(NAACP) sought to use the courts
to challenge segregation and
discrimination
NAACP was created at
a moment when African
Americans faced their greatest
hostility from American society
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Equal Protection and the Laws
In 1953, the Supreme
Court heard the case of
Brown v. Board of
Education, argued by
NAACP attorney,
Thurgood Marshall
Court overturned Plessy v.
Ferguson
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African Americans and Civil Rights
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1963 March on Washington
– 250,000 participants
1965 Voting Rights Act enacted
1964 Civil Rights Act passed
Equality: Opportunity
Minority
Life
Chances
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Versus Results
Gender Equality in the Economy
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The Earnings
Gap: Median
Weekly Earnings
of Men and
Women
Gender
Equality
in the
Economy
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Gender
Differentiation in
the Labor Market
