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supreme court cases and dates
slaughter house case 1873
state rights win
us v Cruickshank 1876
Case that limited federal enforcement of civil rights, emphasizing states' rights.
Plessy v Ferguson 1896
Landmark case that upheld racial segregation under the "separate but equal" doctrine.
Mississippi v Williams 1898
poll tax is constitutional
Cumming v Board of Education 1899
Supreme Court case that upheld racial segregation in public schools, allowing for unequal funding and resources.
Guinn v US 1915
Supreme Court case that struck down the grandfather clause used to disenfranchise Black voters, ruling it unconstitutional.
Gains v Canada 1938
1938 Supreme Court case that addressed the denial of admission to a Black student at the University of Missouri Law School, leading to a ruling that required equal educational opportunities.
smith v Allwright 1944
Supreme Court case that declared the white primary unconstitutional, ensuring that African Americans could participate in primary elections.
Brown v Board of education 1954
A landmark Supreme Court case in 1954 that declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional, stating that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal."
Browder v Gayle 1965
backed up that segregation is unconsitutional
green v conally 1970
addressed federal funding for private schools- reinforced desegregation of schools
Griggs v Duke Power Company 1971
affirmative action constitutional
Swan v Charlotte Mecklenburg
bussing ruled constitutional
Milken v bradley 1974
bussing could stop in areas without deliberate segregation
reagents of the university of California v Bakke 1789
ruled that white students were discriminated against- step back from affirmative action
Grove city v bell 1984
private organisations only had to comply with civil rights laws in some areas to get funding - countered by grove city bill
freeman v pitts 1992
gov cant combat de facto segregation
