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  • Civil rights

    Ensures that every American citizen regardless of sex, religion, & race has equal access to civil liberties
  • Have attempted to apply those rights to everyone through the 14th Amendment's Due Process & Equal Protection clauses
  • Movements
    • Civil Rights Movement
    • Martin Luther King Jr advocated for civil rights through non-violence to advance rights for African Americans based on the Constitution. Letter to a Birmingham Jail: Wanted to boycott segregation; talked about civil disobedience.
    • Women's Rights Movement
    • 19th Amendment: Expanded voting rights for women. NOW (National Organization for Women): Sought to progress rights for women.
    • LGBTQ Movement: Sought to prohibit discrimination in legislation for the LGBTQ community.
    • Reproductive Rights Movement: Sparked due to Roe v Wade.
  • The Equal Protection Clause sparked the need for civil rights movements to achieve civil liberties