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The Thirteenth Admendment
Passdcd by the House of Representatives on April 8, 1865
First of three reconstruction admendements
Used to abolish slavery -
Fourteenth Admendent
response to the issue of related former slaves following civil war
citizen rights and equal protection of the law
Apart of the reconstruction plan -
Fifthteenth Admendment
ratified on feb. 3, 1870 as the 3rd and last reconstruction amendments
right to vote for citizens -
Nineteenth Admendment
allowed states to determine qualification
for voting -
comittee on civil rights
Made to investigate status of movements in U.S. and propose solutions to help them -
Civil rights division
First permanent federal Civil Rights force in the Department of Justice -
jackie robinson
Jackie Robinson debuts as first black professional baseball player in the MLB -
Beatnik
Beatnik, media stereotype supporting the Beat Generation -
Brown v Board of Education
Supreme Court declared state laws segregating schools unconstitutional. Voided decision from Plessy v Ferguson -
rosa parks
Rosa Parks is arrested for refusing to give her bus seat to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama -
Civil Rights Act
made sure blacks had and used the right to vote, sent troops to the south to protect black children in newly integrated schools -
sit in
Greensboro Sit-ins, series of sit ins to protest segregation, caused growing awareness for Civil Rights Movement -
civil right act
allowed inspectors to observe votings in the South and ensure noone is treated unfairly -
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
group of northern students came together to sit in and stop violence in the south -
Mapp v Ohio
Court Case that decided that illegal searches and seizures were not applicable as evidence in state court cases. -
Ole Miss Riot
riots over the acceptance of black student James Meredith into Ole Miss. Meredith backed up by Department of Justice -
Ole miss riot
riots over the acceptance of black student James Meredith into Ole Miss. Meredith backed up by Department of Justice -
Twenty-Fourth Admendment
proposed by congress august 27, 1962
ratified by the stated January 23, 1964
right to vote it in federal elections on payment or poll or other types of tax -
march on washington
200,000 to 300,000 civil rights advocates march through D.C. protesting racism. Martin Luther King Jr. gave the I Have a Dream speech. -
Brimmingham Campaign
MLK and other civil rights leaders lead nonviolent protests in Birmingham, attacked by fire hoses and police dogs. -
criminals
Court case that forced state court cases to provide attorneys for criminals who could not pay for them