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The Thirteenth Admendment
The thirteenth amendment is known for the abolition of chattel slavery. Within the amendment it is stated that slavery or involuntary servitude is unacceptable unless used as punishment for a crime. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1866
This act stated that all individuals who were born or naturalized in the United States were therefore citizens "Without distinction of race or color, or previous condition of slavery or involuntary servitude." -
The Fourteenth Amendment
This amendment granted all individuals who were born or naturalized in the united states citizenship. This amendment also provided U.S. citizens with equal protections under the law such as due process. -
The fifteenth amendment
This amendment allowed African American men the right to vote after the civil war. -
Plessy v. Fergurson
A supreme court case in which the court made the decision that racial segregation laws were not violations of the constitution. They found the loophole by stating that, as long as the facilities were of equal quality it was not a violation. Also known as the "separate but equal." -
The Nineteenth Amendment
Allowed women to vote. However many women of color were not allowed to vote due to local discrimination. -
Progression of Indian rights(citizenship and voting)
In 1924 the Snyder Act declared Native Americans that were born in the U.S. full citizenship. This act also allowed Native Americans to vote under the fifteenth amendment. -
Immigration and Nationality Act
Prohibits employers from discriminating against individuals based on their national origin, or their citizenship status in the workplace or in employment opportunities. -
Brown v. Topeka Board of Education
A supreme court ruling that stated laws established by U.S. states allowing segregation within public schools was unconstitutional, even if the segregated schools were equal in quality. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
This act allowed for prosecutions to be placed upon individuals who violated the right to vote for another U.S. citizen. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1960
A federal law that introduced federal inspection of voter registration polls as well as introduced the usage of penalties for anyone who got in the way or tried to stop another individual from registering to vote. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This act banned the discrimination of individuals on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, and national origin. This act expands to employment as well. -
The twenty-fourth amendment
This amendment abolished poll taxes. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
This act outlawed the discriminatory voting practices that many southern states had been using such as literacy tests being forced upon people of color who wanted to vote. -
Civil Rights Act of 1968
Also known as the fair housing act, the civil rights act of 1968 prohibited the discrimination of race, sex, religion, and national origin in the context of the selling or renting of a house or housing facility. -
Voting Rights Act of 1970
This act deemed discrimination at the voting ballot box to be unconstitutional. -
The twenty-sixth Amendment
Allowed American citizens aged 18 years or older to vote and the protection against being denied or abridged on the basis of their age. -
Voting Rights Act of 1975
This act outlawed the voting discrimination of those who were within a language minority group. This act also continued to ban voting prerequisites. -
Voting Rights Act of 1982
This act completely prohibited discrimintory voting laws and/ ore regulations, allowing all Americans to have equal voting rights. -
Civil Liberties Act of 1988
This act/ law acted as a formal apology to Japanese Americans by granting them reparations after many had been wrongfully interned/ imprisoned by the U.S government after the attack of Pearl Harbor. -
The Equality Act
A legislation that expanded the federal civil rights laws in order to protect people in the LGBTQ+ community from discrimination.