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Landmark Supreme Court Decisions Define Civil Rights History
A look at five landmark Supreme Court rulings shows how civil rights evolved from Dred Scott to 1954 and beyond. The piece traces 1883, 1896, 1954 and a 1964 commerce clause ruling, with notes on later civil rights acts and political context in Minnesota tax debate. It also reports a fog tragedy in Britain.
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Associated Press News
Washington
Supreme Court
Dred Scott
U.S
Congress
Missouri
Illinois
Wisconsin
High Court
Karl Rolvaag
Minnesota