The greatest changes were made during the civil rights movement in the 1950's and 1960's when blacks stood up for themselves and gained their rights as American citizens. Laws were finally passed that made literacy tests and poll taxes illegal. Segregation came to an end after Brown v. Board of Education turned over the ruling made in Plessy v...
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Laws were finally passed that made literacy tests and poll taxes illegal. Segregation came to an end after Brown v. Board of Education turned over the ruling made in Plessy v. Ferguson. There was no longer "Separate but equal", it was now just equal. Although many big steps have been taken to stopping racism and segregation it still exists in our lives today...
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