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Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
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Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
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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.
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The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
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It was the first institute of higher learning for African Americans.
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The day the US supreme court upheld racial segregation laws for public facilities, “separate but equal”.
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Created to secure the civil rights of African Americans and eliminate discrimination on the basis of race.
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The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.
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Created to provide equality of the sexes and prohibit any discrimination on the basis of sex.
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Abolished any sort of discrimination on the basis of anything, issued by President Truman.
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US supreme court ruled that racial segregation in schools violated the 14th amendment.
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A civil rights protest in which African Americans refused to ride city buses in Montgomery, Alabama due to mistreatment and discrimination.
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Aimed to fight and advocate for civil rights but in a non-violent manner. Led by MLK.
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9 African American students were integrated into Little Rock Central High School.
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Allowed federal officials to prosecute people who attempted to deny another citizen’s right to vote.
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Non-violent protests where African Americans sat at a lunch counter in a restaurant as a way to go against segregation.
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A civil rights group that aimed to give younger African Americans more of a voice in the civil rights movement.
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Promoting civil rights for Mexican Americans suffering injustices.
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Non-violent civil rights activists rode buses into the segregated south to protest discrimination.
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Fought for better working conditions and higher wages for farm workers.
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MLK defends the non-violent and peaceful strategies against racism in a letter while he was in jail.
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Most famous civil rights speech, Dr. King addresses racism and calls for civil and economic rights.
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Prohibits both Congress and the states from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on payment of a poll tax or other types of tax.
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(finally) Outlaws any sort of discrimination based on race, religion, color, sex, or national origin.
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3 protest marches to bring attention to civil rights issues African Americans faced.
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Prohibited racial discrimination in voting.
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Organization that promoted black nationalism, socialism, and used firearms to defend themselves. Had somewhat violent ways of dealing with conflict.
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First African American Supreme Court justice.
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Martin Luther King Jr. was fatally shot in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Advocated for Native American civil rights and addressed racism.
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First woman to serve on the Supreme Court.
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First Hispanic and Latina justice.
