Civi Rights Timeline

13th Amendment

Jan 31, 1865

This Amendment abolished slavery, with the exception of it being caused by punishment or crime.

14th Amendment

Jul 28, 1868

This Amendment granted citizenship and equal civil rights to African Americans and slaves who were emancipated during the Civil War.

15th Amendment

Feb 3, 1870

This Amendment prohibited the federal government from denying a citizen the right to vote because of their race.

Plessy v Ferguson

May 18, 1896

This trial started when Plessy refused to sit in a car for blacks. The US Court decided to create the "seperate but equal" doctrine.

NAACP

Feb 12, 1909

This was founded and created by a group of African-Americans. Their idea was to stop discrimination for people like them in all aspects of their rights.

19th Amendment

Aug 18, 1920

This Amendment gave women the right to vote and have a say in government.

Executive Order 9981

Jul 26, 1948

This was issued by President Truman, who abolished all discrimination against poeple of race, color, and religion.

Brown v Board of Education

May 17, 1954

Racial Segregation was a violation in public schools and was against the 14th Amendment. This case ruled that schools should be integrated from them.

Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

Jan 10, 1957

This was an African-American civil rights organization. Martin Luther King Jr. was the first president of the organization, which played a big part in the American civil rights movement.

Little Rock Nine

Jul 4, 1957

After schools had become integrated, nine African American students had decided to join Little Rock High School, which led to this, where they were going places they used to not be allowed to.

SNCC

1960

This was founded by African-Americans. It was the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. This was the beginning to the civil rights movement, and gave the younger ones more freedom.

Freedom Riders

May 4, 1961

These were civil rights activist who rode interstate buses into southern areas to try to influence the Supreme Court.

Dr. King’s: “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”

Jun 12, 1963

This was a letter written by Martin Luther King Jr. while he was in jail. This letter explains his thoughts and defends the strategy of nonviolent resistance to racism.

March on Washington: "I Have A Dream" speech

Aug 28, 1963

This march was also known as the "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom". The idea and purpose behind the march was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African-Americans.

24th Amendment

Jan 23, 1964

This Amendment prohibited the conditioning of the right to vote in federal elections on the payment of poll taxes. This could only be done with the use of Jim Crow Laws, but were being taken down.

Civil Rights Act 1964

Jul 2, 1964

This act stopped discrimination of gender, color, race, and religion. It also worked with the 14th Amendment to prohibit the application of voter registration, and racial segregation in public areas.

American Indian Movement (AIM)

1968

This movement was formed to help with issues that occurred in urban areas. This addressed systematic issues of poverty and police brutality against Native Americans.

Assassination of MLK

Apr 4, 1968

Martin Luther King was assassinated, and caused many people to get angry as well as start a protest. He was shot in Memphis, Tennessee.

Equal Rights Amendment

Mar 22, 1972

Alice Paul, the Founder of the National Women's Party proposed this to Congress. This idea was to make the US guarantee equal rights for everyone.

Equal Rights Amendment proposed (ERA)

Mar 22, 1972

This amendment was proposed to the United States. The idea was to guarantee equal rights for all Americans, not depending on on their gender or anything else.