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13th Amendment
abolished slavery and freed all African Americans -
14th Amendment
Gave all free men 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. -
15th Amendment
outlawed the denial of voting rights -
Plessy v Ferguson
supreme court case that ruled “separate but equal” -
Establishment of the NAACP
national association for the advancement of colored people. Established to fight for civil rights -
19th Amendment
a person cannot be denied their right to vote based on gender -
Executive Order 9981
abolished discrimination in the military -
Brown v. Board of Education
overturns plessy v ferguson in educational institutions -
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
Civil disobedience protest of the segregation of buses -
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) formed
Responsible for organizing the Bus Boycott -
Little Rock 9
Eisenhower sent the national guard to protect African american students when attending previously segregated schools. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
85th bill was passed under Eisenhower. Eliminated discrimination in the work place -
Greensboro, NC Sit-ins
Woolworth’s lunch counter, african american customer protested by sitting at the counter designated for whites -
Freedom Riders
rode interstate buses through the deep south as protest -
March on Washington: “I have a dream” speech
famous speech in front of thousands of supporters at the reflection pool in DC -
24th Amendment
eliminated poll tax and the grandfather clause -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
banned the use of different voting standards,segregation of public facilities, prevented any institution with government money to be segregated, equal employment opportunity. -
March from Selma, Alabama
an African american teacher of English passes the literacy test at the ballot and is fired from his place of work -
Black Panthers
founded by huey newton, was an organization similar to the NAACP excpet they condoned violence in the name of self defense -
MLK assassinated
assassinated by James Earl Ray outside of the Memphis hotel he was staying at, died at 39 -
(ERA) proposed
equality of women and men
