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13th Amendment
The thirteenth amendment, established in 1789 and revised in 1992, abolished slavery unless "as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted". -
14th Amendment
Written in 1789 and revised in 1992, the 14th amendment states that everyone born in the U.S is a citizen and will be guaranteed all rights given to an American citizen. -
Dred Scott vs. Sandford
Dred Scott, a slave from Missouri, was taken to Illinois and Louisiana with his master. Since both areas were considered free, when Scott returned to Missouri, he filed a lawsuit claiming that since he had lived in those places he was a free man, though his master argued that that wasn't possible. In the end, the court ruled that Black people, whether slave or free, were not citizens of the United States and therefore Dred Scott didn't even have the right to sue at all. -
15th Amendment
Cant deny a citizens right to vote based on race -
White Primaries
Only white voters could vote in white primaries. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
Racial segregation does not violate the Constitution -
19th Amendment
Women's right to vote -
Brown v. Board of Education
Racial segregation in schools ended -
24th Amendment
The 24th amendment abolished poll taxes -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Segregation was banned -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Banned racial discrimination in voting -
Poll Taxes
Way to keep African Americans from voting -
Reed V. Reed
Cannot discriminate based on gender when deciding administrators of estates -
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Race is a factor of college admissions policy -
Bowers v Hardwick
Outlaws sodomy -
Americans with Disabilities Act
Prohibits discrimination based on disability -
Affirmative Action
Cant discriminate based on gender, race, sexuality, ect. -
Motor Voter Act
Register to vote when you get a drivers license -
Lawrence v Texas
Sodomy is unconstitutional -
Obergefell v Hodges
Gay marriage legal
