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President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves in rebel-held areas, effective January 1, 1863. The Thirteenth Amendment to the US Constitution, which abolished slavery entirely (except as punishment for a crime), was ratified December 6, 1865.
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∙ 9y agoThe Civil Rights Act of 1964 helped ban discrimination against the African American community. The goal of the Civil Rights Act was to end racial segregation.
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∙ 9y agoAfrican-Americans were given rights that started in 1954 with the Civil Rights Movement. The Civil Rights Movement was to end racial segregation and discrimination.
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∙ 14y agoI think in 1968... After Dr.King was shot...
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∙ 12y agoIt was in the year 1964. When Lyndon Johnson was president. Women gained their right shortly after.
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∙ 11y agoAfter the civil war! (;
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∙ 11y agoNever.
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What is one way that FDR persuaded African Americans and Black people to vote for his political party?
His party supported equal rights for Black people
How did the civil rights began?
I think it started because how black people were being miss treated and not repected equal, so afracan Americans got angry.
What three natural rights did Locke argue that all people possess?
To be born free, equal and independent.
How did black people gain rights in the US?
because of Martin L. king now be happy that he did that :-)
Are blacks equal to whites?
Without the views and bias of human kind, yes, everyone is equal including black people and white people. However, with the views and bias and actions of human kind, sadly enough, no. Not everyone is treated equally in this world when it comes solely to their skin color.
Who is more cool white or black people?
both have equal rights
Who did Frederick Douglass want to have equal rights?
black people
How did the civil rights movement change peoples life?
People had equal rights, both black and whites.
Why did martin do the speech for the people?
So all the white and black people agree to his speech and black and white people have equal rights.
What did Ella Fitzgerald do in black history?
she helped black people by singing and standing up for Black's for equal rights
Who had more rights black or whites?
Human rights are equal to all people irrelevant to their colors (black or white or yellow), or races, or religions, or genders.
What did the civil right movement do?
the American civil rights helped black people to get their equal rights and so they have their right to vote
What is one way that FDR persuaded African Americans and Black people to vote for his political party?
His party supported equal rights for Black people
Hardships martin Luther king jr had?
he made me laughwas to fight for the equal rights for black people
Why was Martin Luther King Jr. generous?
He put his time and effort in equal rights for black people
Why should gay people have equal rights?
Because we are all human and no one is better than anybody else.AnswerI believe homosexuals should have equal rights. Otherwise we may as well ask the question, Should black people have equal rights? Of course they should! Everyone should have equal rights regardless of their race, background, creed, gender or sexual orientation.
Why did martin Luther king help make equal rights for black people?
because he didnt want there to be slavery
