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LULAC
Largest and oldest Hispanic organization in the US goal was to advance economic condition opportunities for Hispanic -
Mendez vs Westminster
They sent Mexican American children to separated public schools they went to court the court held that separation within a race was not permitted if not required by a specific state law the court thus did not need to rule on the fourteenth amendment later that year California repealed its schools segregation law -
22 Amendment
Passed by congress in 1947 The 22 amendment limits the president to only 4 years terms in office FDR was elected four times a republican congress pushed limited a president to two terms due to tradition -
Delgado vs Bastrop
Delgado vs Bastrop isd is a court case which prohibited the segregation of Mexican Americans in Texas illegal A problem arose when the Mexican American were forced to attend inferior public schools in 1947 a federal court district Judge stated that the segregation of Mexican American was unconstitutional -
1948 Desegregation of the U.S military
On July 26 1948 President Harry S. Truman signed this executive order establishing the President Committee on equality of treatment and opportunity in the Armed Service committing the government to integrating the segregated military The first time ever when the U.S government desegregated everything -
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference
The SCIC is an Africa American civil organization the main goal was to advance the cause or the civil rights in america but in a non violent manner they directed an action campaign in Georgia with a series or marches and protest. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
The Civil rights act to increase African American voting in the south the act created the civil rights commission and established a civil right division in the U.S Justice department the law gave federal courts the power to register African American voters -
MLK
The Methods that were used are boycotts and sit ins the important person was Martin Luther King Jr the purpose of the conference was an effort to replace the successful the purpose and of the recently concluded Montgomery Alabama bus boycott -
Student Non Violent Coordinating Committee
The student non violent coordinating committee was one of the MOST important organization of the Civil Rights movement in 1960s It emerged from a student meeting organized by Ella Baker held at Shaw University in April 1960 -
23rd Amendment
On March 29 1961 the U.S congress passed the 23rd Amendment to the constitution The Amendment gives District of Columbia (WA D.C) residents the ability to vote for the country's president and vice president the district electors in the elector college as if it were a state before this the people of Washington DC were not able to vote for president of Washington -
Malcolm X
The organization of afro American unity was panafricanist organization founded by Malcolm X in 1964 and was to fight for human rights of African Americans and promote cooperation among African people descent of the Americans this group achieve their goals by the freedom of oppression -
National Organization for Women Betty Friedman
The National Organization for women now is an american feminist organization founded in 1966 the organization consists of 550 chapters in all 50 U.S states and the district of Columbia now is to take action to bring women into full participation in the mainstream of american society now exercising all privileges and responsibilities there of in truly equal partnership with men -
La Raza Unida
Raza Unida party was established on January 17 1970 at a meeting of 300 Mexican Americans in Crystal City TX by Jose Angle the goal was to bring better greater economic socila and political determination to Mexican Americans in Texas -
Edgewood vs Kirby
The Mexican American legal defense and educational fund field suit against commissioner of education William Kirby citing discrimination against students in poor school districts The plantiffs charged that the state methods of funding public school violated at least four principles of the state constitution on October 2 1989 the court delivered a unanimous 9-0 decision that sided with the edgewood plaintiffs the school charged that the state constitution which obligated the state legislature
