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在最高法院于1954年宣布种族隔离政策违宪之后,乔治.海耶斯、苏尔谷德.马歇尔,以及詹姆士.那布里特互相道贺

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美国宪法第14项修正案于1868728日被批准了

另外还有一群人努力想要以第14项修正案达到更多的理想。妇女想要藉由这项修正案争取投票权,而非裔美人也想要利用这项修正案,争取自己的权益。在1896518日,最高法院审理「培勒西对佛古森」 (Plessy v. Ferguson) 一案,最后法官认为「隔离但不平等」的措施符合第14项修正案的规定,后来,一直要到1954517日,最高法院才推翻过去的判决,正式终止了这种由政府发动的隔离政策。


Other groups tried to use the 14th Amendment to further their causes. Women attempted to use it to proclaim their right to vote, and African Americans tried to use it as well. On May 18, 1896, the Supreme Court ruled in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson that "separate but equal" facilities were considered sufficient to satisfy the 14th Amendment. It wasn't until May 17, 1954, however, that the Court reversed the Plessy decision, bringing the era of government-sanctioned segregation to an end.
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