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| Title | Description | Class |
|---|---|---|
 Vietnamese Fishermen's Association v. The Knights of the Klu Klux Klan (1982) |
A sign of progress in the fight for civil rights for Asian immigrants, the Vietnamese Fishermen's Association filed a class action lawsuit against the KKK and won. The KKK was burning the fishermen's boats and were found guilty of violating the Vietnamese fishermen's civil rights. | |
| Winny v. Phebe Whitesides alias Prewitt (1824) |
This case was the first freedom suit heard by the Missouri Supreme Court. Winny claimed her freedom on account of being brought into the free territory of what would become Illinois before being removed to Missouri. The court found in favor of her freedom, establishing a "once free, always free" precedent that was eventually overturned by the decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford. |