James Monroe was the 5th President
Margaret Thatcher was the United Kingdom's first female prime minister, and she proved to be one of the most influential leaders of the twentieth century
Insert the comma between the word ‘Minister’ and ‘and’
Reconstruction were the South's first state-funded public school systems, more equitable taxation legislation, laws against racial discrimination in public transport and accommodations and ambitious economic development
I'd basically say there were laws against discrimination