Civil Rights

Civil Rights

Period: Jan 1, 1868 to Dec 31, 2003

14th ammendment

Jul 9, 1868

14th ammendment ratification14th ammendment ratified
Granted citezenship to all persons born and naturalized in the United States.

15th ammendment ratified

Feb 3, 1870

15th ammendment ratified
Gave african american men the right to vote.

Ku Klux Klan Marches On Washington

Aug 22, 1925

Ku Klux Klan March
The parade itself marshaled from 50,000 to 60,000 white robed men and women.

president truman

Jul 26, 1948

Segregation in armed forcesPresident Truman had been examining the issue of segregation in the armed forces since at least 1947.

Montgomery Bus Boycott

Dec 1, 1955

Montgomery bus boycott
Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to surrender her seat to a white person

Bombing in birmingham

Sep 15, 1963

bombing in birmingham
Church bombing was an act of white supermacist terrorism.

A New Voting Rigths Act

Aug 6, 1965

voting rights act
A sweeping law that would protect all americans right to vote.