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13th Amendment
Abolished Slavery -
14th Amendment
Rights of citizenship, due process of law, and equal protection of the law. The 14th amendment has become one of the most used amendments in court to date regarding the equal protection clause. -
15th Amendment
Cannot Deny a vote based on color. -
Tuskegee Institute created
Primarily African American College founded by Booker T. Washington -
Plessy v. Ferguson
Courts ruled in favor of segregation. -
NAACP created
Civil Right organization for African Americans. -
19th Amendment
Vote shall not be denied due to sex. -
Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) proposed
Give equal rights regardless of sex -
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Chicano Movement (Mural Movement)
Use of murals as a form of nonviolent protest. -
Executive Order 9981
Harry T. Truman gives the order to abolish descrimination -
Brown v. Board of Education
Courts ruled that segregation in schools is unconstitutional. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Boycott of bus company due to discrimination of African Americans -
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) formed
African American Civil Rights organization closely related to MLK Jr -
Little Rock 9
Group of 9 African American students enrolled in an all white school. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
Banned segregation. -
Greensboro, NC Sit-ins
Non violent protests by African Americans -
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) formed
Group who directed protests to be non violent -
Freedom Riders
Activists who broke segregation laws. -
Cesar Chavez
Civil Rights activist for Latino community -
Dr. King’s: “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”
Open Letter to SCLC and clergymen about segregation.
