Civil Rights Movement

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  • Dredd Scott v. Sandford

    Dredd Scott v. Sandford was a court case that ultimately ended up deciding that African Americans were not a citizen in the United States and couldn't sue the court. This decision created tension between the North and the South states.

  • The 13th Amendment

    The 13th amendment ended up abolishing slavery as a whole in the United States. The 13th amendment ended up being created because the Emanicipation Proclamation that Lincoln issued didn't ultimately get rid of slavery. The 13th amendment also didn't end the discrimination to African Americans.

  • The 14th Amendment

    The 14th amendment ended up granting citizenship to all citizens who were born or naturalized in the United States, as well as enslaved people. It also guaranteed all citizens "equal protection of the law".

  • Plessy v. Ferguson

    The court case Plessy v. Ferguson was a Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the "separate but equal" doctrine. The case was from an incident in 1892 where an African American man refused to sit in a car for black people.

  • The 19th Amendment

    The 19th amendment ended up granting woman the right to vote. The 19th amendment also made it illegal to deny the right to vote based on sex. It was first introduced in 1878 but was certified in 1920.

  • Brown v. Board Education

    U.S. Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren stated that state-sanctioned segregation of public schools was a violation of the 14th amendment and was therefore unconstitutional.

  • Civil Rights Act of 1964

    The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was instituted by president Johnson in order to prohibit discrimination in public places, schools, and to prevent employment discrimination.

  • Voting Rights Act of 1965

    The Voting Acts Right of 1965 was made to overcome the legal barriers at the state and local levels that ended up preventing African Americans the right to vote. It also ended up preventing States from changing the voter requirements.

  • Affirmative Action

    Affirmative action, also known as positive discrimination, involves sets of policies and practices within a government or organization. It also includes particular groups based on their gender, race, sexuality, creed or nationality in areas in which such groups are underrepresented such as education and employment

  • Jim Crow Era

    The Jim Crow Era was a collection of state and local structures that legalized racial segregation. It was meant to marginalize African Americans, by denying them the right to vote, hold jobs or get a education.

  • The 15th amendment

    The 15th amendment granted African American men the right to vote. It also made it to where all votes can't be denied or thrown out due to anyone's race or color. Directly after this amendment was ratified, they immediately began to run for office as well as cast their votes.

  • Reed v. Reed

    Reed v. Reed was the first case that marked the first time in history that the Court applied the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to strike down a law that discriminated against women.

  • Equal Rights Amendment

    The Equal Rights Amendment was passed by the U.S. Senate and then sent to the states for ratification, that was made to guaranteed legal gender equality for women and men.

  • Regents of the University of California v. Bakke

    Bakke is a 1978 Supreme Court case which held that a university's admissions criteria which used race as a definite and exclusive basis for an admission decision violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

  • that the Fourteenth Amendment does not prevent a state from criminalizing private sexual conduct involving same-sex couples.

    Bowers v. Hardwick (1986) is a U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court considered whether a person had a Constitutional right to engage in homosexual sex.

  • American with Disabilities Act

    The Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in several areas, including employment, transportation, public accommodations, communications and access to state and local government' programs and service. It was created to make sure all people are treated equally.

  • Motor Voter Act

    Congress enacted the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to enhance voting opportunities for every American. The Act has made it easier for all Americans to register to vote and to maintain their registration.

  • Lawrence v. Texas

    Lawrence v. Texas is a landmark case, in which the Supreme Court of the United States invalidated sodomy law across the United States, making same-sex sexual activity legal in every State and United States territory.

  • Obergefell v. Hodges

    Obergefell v. Hodges overturned Baker and requires states to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples and to recognize same-sex marriages validly performed in other jurisdictions. This established same-sex marriage throughout the United States and its territories.