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13th Amendment
The 13th amendment abolished slavery from the United States. It was a big game changer for many citizens and opened up new freedoms. -
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
Prohibited the U.S. government and all states from denying a person’s right to vote based on color, race or background. It became a big deal that African American males were now able to vote. -
Plessy v Ferguson
Upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine. Even with whites and blacks being equal, they were still forced to be separate. -
19th Amendment
Prohibits the government from denying someone’s right to vote based off of sex. Was a big stepping stone to equality for women in America. -
Executive Order 9981
Issued by president Truman, abolished discrimination based off of race, color, religion or national origin in the U.S. armed forces. In 1953, the army announced that they had recieved 90% of black troops in their ranks. -
Brown v Board of Education
Ruled that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. Ended up establishing that the separate but equal precedent was not equal at all. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The protest took place in Alabama where the African American residents boycotted the use of public busses due to the segregated seating arrangements. This led Montgomery to integrate their bus system. -
SCLC
Established in 1957 with the leader Martin Luther King Jr. It was a nonviolent resistance to coordinate diffrenet protest groups mostly supported by black churches. -
Little Rock 9
A group of 9 african american students who enrolled at little rock highschool (an all-white school) and fought to desegregate the schools. They fought off of brown vs. board of education. -
Civil Rights Act 1957
This act took major legislative action to better civil rights. It signaled a growing federal commitment to the growing civil rights. -
SNCC
The committee was created to give blacks a voice in the civil rights movement. This led to MLKJ to become more in touch with the younger blacks and give advice. -
Freedom Riders
Civil rights activists who rode their interstate busses to segregated areas and tried to go into white only areas and fight the segregation. They were faced with arrestings and white violent protestors. -
Cesar Chavez
A latino american civil rights activist who brought attention to the plight of farmworkers. He became a labor leader and lead many strikes and protests. Founded the National Farm workers Association. -
Letter from Birmingham Jail
An open letter written on April 16, 1963 that stated his defense for nonviolent protests against segregation. He wrote in response to the concern from 8 white religous leaders. -
I Have a Dream Speech
He called for civil and economic rights to end racism in america. It goes down as one of the greatest demonstrations for freedom in US history. -
24th Amendment
Stated that a citizen of the united states cannot be denied the right to vote based on the fact that they haven’t paid their poll tax. Made poll taxes technically illegal. -
Civil Rights Act 1964
Outlawed discrimination of sex, race, color, religion and national origin. Ended segregation in all public places. -
March from Selma, Alabama
3 protest marches in 1965 along the highway from selma to montgomery alabama. Nonviolent protest for african american citizens to exercise their constitutional right to vote. -
voting rights act 1965
Made it illegal in all voting circumstances to prohibit an african american from exercising their right to vote. Signed into law by Lyndon B Johnson. -
MLK Assassinated
April 4, 1968 the popularly known african american civil rights activist was assasinated. He was shot in Memphis, Tenessee at the Lorainne Motel.
