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What allowed African Americans to own property and to be treated equally in court?
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14th amendment
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How did the fourteenth amendment change the legal status of African Americans who had been enslaved but were born outside the untied states?
The 14th amendment says that everyone is to be treated equally no matter what their color or where they come from
How did courts once interpret the equal protection clause to rule in favor of laws that segregated white Americans and African Americans?
they claimed that the laws treated both groups equally because neither could use the services and facilities designated for the other group
How did the Constitution view Native Americans tribes?
They treated them equally since all men are created equal...yah...
How are African American women viewed in today's society?
African American women are viewed as people, humans and they are treated equally to everyone else. There are people who treat them badly and view them badly, but it not commonly found today.
What side did Native Americans choose in revolutionary war?
the British
What were the African Americans not allowed to do under the Jim crow laws?
being treated equally as the whites
What was the African independence movement?
The African Independence Movement was basically a fight for all African Americans to be fairly and equally treated!
What can you infer about the way African Americas were treated in the past?
The African Americans were treated like slaves. They weren't treated equally.
Why would white southerns pass laws that controlled the movement of African Americans?
To make it equally
How American are African Americans?
African Americans are treated equally in the eyes of the law, but differently by different people. Some people are nice and treat them as if they are humans, while other people disrespect them.
how did segregation effect African Americans lives ?
it separated the races in public life. African Americans could not travel, do business, study, or worship with white Americans. When such laws were challenged in court, the states argued that segregation affected everyone equally
Why did some African Americans choose to move to other countries?
They hoped other countries would treat them more equally.
What were the effects of the Great Depression on all Americans?
African Americans were affected greatly by the great depression. since African Americans did not have a lot of money to start out with they were hopeless now. There was a struggle to get food on the table. Many white people were getting mad because African Americans were "stealing" their jobs. African Americans were not treated equally for the white man thought that they were dirty and were ruining the white mans opportunities. this was not fair because the African Americans worked hard to get where they were at and their dreams were turning out to be their worst nightmare.
What was Dr Martin Luther King Jr's?
dr.martin.luther.kings dream was that African Americans get treated fairly and equally and that everyone gets along.
Why laws are needed to protect peoples rights?
Laws are needed to protect diverse people's rights. Just like the 19th amendment that allowed women the right to vote. Also laws that protected the rights of African Americans, so that they would be treated equally.
How did African Americans contributed to the war effort?
While most African Americans serving at the beginning of WWII were assigned to non-combat units and relegated to service duties, such as supply, maintenance, and transportation, their work behind front lines was equally vital to the war effort.
What happened when African Americans mooved North?
They were free but everyone was very recist towards them and they were not aloud to go to school or any places until after the blacks were treated equally.
