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13th amendment
the 13th amendment declares the end of slaery or any kind of involuntary servitude. -
19th Amendment
the 19th amendment granted women the right to vote. -
equal rights amendment proposed
it was a propose designed to give all american citizens regardless of their sex. -
executive order 9981
order given by president Harry Truman that ended segregation in the U.S. military. -
Southern Christian Leadership Conference formed
It was founded in order to have a regional organization to coordinate civil rights protests across the south./ it became part of the biggest non-violent protest in history. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
brought together the 1964 civil rights act and 1965 voting rights act. -
Little Rock 9
9 African American students enrolled in an all-white university./ this was a test to apply the landmark of the supreme court that declared segregation in public school unconstitutional. -
freedom riders
people protested against people that refused to follow the civil rights act by riding buses to southern states. -
Cesar Chavez
He co-founded the National Farm Workers Association/ helped improve immigrants opportunities and way of living. -
March on Washington: “I have a dream” speech
advocated for civil and economic rights of African Americans -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
landmarc that prohibits discrimination based on race, religion, sex, or national origin. -
24th amendment
prohibits both Congress and the states from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections -
March from Selma, Alabama
non-violent protest that was received with violence, gaining the name of bloody sunday -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
gave African Americans the right to vote. -
black panthers
was an African American militant group that used violent actions to fight for their rights. -
MLK assassinated
an important representative of the civil rights movement was assassinated. -
American Indian Movement
addressed systemic issues of poverty and police brutality against Native Americans
