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13th Amendment
Abolished slavery in the U.S. First of three Reconstruction Amendments adopted in the five years following the American Civil War.Ratified December 6, 1865. -
14th Amendment
Gave citizenship to all people who are born in the U.S. This includes all former slaves in the U.S. Some thought it was unfair. -
15th Amendment
This amendment makes it illegal to deny the right to vote to anyone. People used to not let African Americans or women vote or if you were poor. Gives the right to everyone to vote. -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
U.S. supreme court case about passing laws to allow segregation. They wanted to be segregated in schools, private places, bathrooms, and transportation ways. Made it "separate but equal." -
NAACP
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The mission of this organization was to ensure equal rights to all people no matter what color or race. -
19th Amendment
Gave women the right to vote. It opened doors to women rights and gave them far more power than they have ever had before. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
The court case that declared separate schooling for blacks and whites unconstitutional. It went against the 14th amendment is what the court unanimously declared. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Political protest against racial segregation in public transportation. Many people boycotted the buses in Montgomery due to the fact that they still had separate seating and would not desegregate. -
MLK "I have a dream" Speech
Martin Luther King jr gave a speech during the march on Washington where he called for the end of segregation and talked about his dream of freedom for him and all other citizens. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The civil rights act of 1964 outlawed all discrimination based on religion,sex, race, and origin. It also reinforced voters rights and equal facilities. -
Malcolm X Assassination
Malcolm X was a civil rights activist who spoke on black rights in America. He was assassinated in Washington Heights of New York in 1965. -
Voting Rights Act
Established to prohibit any racial discrimination on voting in the United States. -
Loving v Virginia
Court case brought to the supreme court that struck down on interracial marriage allowing for it to happen. -
MLK Assassination
Civil Rights leader was killed in a Memphis hotel in February of 1968. Most likely killed due to his abundant presence in the civil rights movement. -
Equal Rights Amendment
Created to prohibit any discrimination and to allow rights to all no matter what sex, religion, and race.