In 1868 , the 14th amendment to the constitution to the united states granted citizenship and equal civil rights to African Americans and slaves who had been emancipated after the American civil war including them under the umbrella phrase " all persons born or naturalized in the United States."
John F. Kennedy ran against c. Richard M. Nixon in the 1960 presidential election
womens suffrage happened after the civil war
equal rights amendment & chicano rights movement happened after the civil war
civil rights movement was non violent
The Europeans that traveled to provoked the West European curiosity for exploration and expansion was Vasco de Gama
