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13th Amendment
Made Slavery Illegal -
15th Amendment
All male citizens have the right to vote -
Jiom Crow Laws
Laws that segregaated African American From whites and made it difficult for African American to vote by creating laws like Grandfather Clause -
Plessy v. Ferguson
Supreme court supported the legal doctrine of segregation separate but equal -
18 Amendment
Prohibits the making, transportation, and sale of alcholic beverages BEER! -
Desegregation of Armed Forces
President Harry Truman desegregated the armed forces through an exective order after World War II -
Sit-ins
the african americans would come sit down ina dinner waiting for someone to attend them non viloently -
March on Washington
To build support and to publicize the civil right movemnet a march on Washigton D.C was organized. The historic event became the symbol of the civil rights movemnt. It is at this march that Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr gave his famous I Have a Dream Speech -
26 Amendment
Given the right to vote to any citizen 18 years old or older -
Americans with Disabilities Act
Americans with Disabilities Act 1990 prohibited discrimination against people with physical or mental disabilties in employment, transportation, telephone services, and access to public buildings