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Civil Rights

By Devikadorito_7

  • Scott v. Sanford (1857)

    The court decision even if he was in a free territory he was still considered a slave. They were considered property. Even if he was in a free state the constitution said they can not be free if they are black.

  • Reconstruction (1865-1877)

    It was an effort for the African American / black people to claim their rights as citizens. The black community wanted more rights and to reduce racial segregation in public places.

  • 13th Amendment

    Slavery is not allowed in any state or territory under the government of the U.S.A

  • 14th Amendment

    • Due process is to make sure that the law is constitution equal protection of the law. It is not specifically listed to make sure that the government doesn't use it against you. The due process that is incorporated into the states

  • 15th Amendment

    Citizens cannot be denied their right to vote because of their race or color

  • Jim Crow Era (1877-1960s)

    It is unlawful for a black person and a white person to play together with such as dice, dominos, or checkers. It was racial segregation
    -Examples: Race was defined by blood the action of any amount of black blood made someone black. water fountains, restrooms, bus waiting areas, movie theaters, swimming pools, and public schools.

  • Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

    The court ruled that “separate but equal” accommodations for the African Americans were permitted under the constitution. The jim crow laws were like white only and black only. “From the late 1800s, the name Jim Crow came to signify the social and legal segregation of black Americans from white.”

  • 19th Amendment (1920)

    Prohibits the states and federal government from voting based on sex/ gender

  • Scottsboro Boys (1931-1937)

    Nine African American boys arrested and charged with raping white girls. They were falsely accused of harassing two white girls, half were let free, and the other half were sentenced. They violated many of the Scottsboro Boys' rights such as jury of peers, Miranda rights, and habeas corpus.

  • George Stinney case (1944)

    This case was about a 14-year-old boy who was falsely accused of beating two white girls. He was appointed by the unfair courtroom filled with white people and hews sentenced a death penalty.

  • Brown v. Board (1954)

    the case that portrayed Separate but Equal standard of discrimination in education. They have the same rights but they will still remain segregated. Racial segregation in public school areas is considered unconstitutional by the term of “Separate but equal." The court ruled that segregation of public schools was a violation of the 14th amendment and was therefore unconstitutional.

  • 24th Amendment

    -prohibited states from requiring payment of a poll tax as a condition for voting in federal elections banned poll taxes.

  • Civil Rights Act of 1964

    The Civil Rights Act of 1964, which ended segregation in public places and prohibited discrimination on race, color, religion, sex or national origin. 9-0 ruling by the supreme court that separate was unequal and unconstitutional.

  • Voting Rights Act of 1965

    It was a voting practice for many southerners. To do this many had to take the literacy test but others had the grandfather clause which was if your grandfather could vote so could you. This prohibits racial discrimination in voting.

  • Civil Rights Act of 1968

    The Civil Rights Act of 1968 prohibited owning a house discrimination like refusing to sell or rent to any person because of his/her race, color, religion

  • California v. Bakke (1978)

    The Supreme Court ruled that a university's use of racial status in the admissions process was unconstitutional, but a school's use of "affirmative action" to accept more minority applicants was constitutional under certain restrictions

  • Gratz v. Bollinger (2003)

    The Supreme Court ruled that the use of affirmative action in school admission is constitutional if they use race as a factor to make the class more diverse.

  • Meredith v. Jefferson Co Board (2007)

    The students were given a choice of what school they wanted to go to but too many people wanted to go to a particular type of school . No, the school was allowed to have an enrollment of black students less than 15% or greater than 50% of its student population. The supreme court ruled that it was constitutional because the district wanted to maintain racial diversity.

  • Shelby County v. Holder (2013)

    Though the voting acts were unconstitutional some states like now represent an unconstitutional violation of the power to regulate elections that the Constitution reserved for the states.