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13th Amendment
Slavery and involuntary servitude was abolished in the U.S. Very important part of Civil Rights Movement. -
15th Amendment
The right to vote,no matter race or previously a slave. -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Homer Plessy challenged segregation in Louisiana by not moving from a whites only railcar. -
Mendez vs. Westminster School District of Orange County
In Orange county Mexican student was denied enrollment because of segregation. This court case held itself that this school violated the 14th Amendment. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
Segregation of schools was ruled unconstitutional in Topeka, Kansas because of Brown's court case. -
Rosa Parks Jailed
Rosa Parks was jailed because she would not move to the back of the bus in Montgomery,AL. -
Black Students Sit In
In Greensboro,NC, 4 black students sat in a restaurant where blacks were not served. -
Freedom Rides Begin
In Washington D.C, Freedom Rides from Washington D.C into Southern states to test new laws of segregation. -
End of Rioting
President Kennedy sends in troops to University of Mississippi to end rioting, so the school's first black student can attend. -
MLK Speech
Dr. Martin Luther King delivers a speech on his dreams for the nation, in regards to racism, in Washington D.C. -
Birmingham Church Bombing
4 black girls were left dead in bombing in Birmingham,AL. -
MLK Nobel Prize
Martin Luther King received a Nobel Prize for his role in the Civil Rights Act. -
Voting Rights Act Passed
Voting for everyone, including blacks was now made legal. Very important because now blacks can have a say in who will be their leader,without taking the Literacy Test. -
Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall becomes the first black person to be named to the Supreme Court. -
14th Amendemnet
In the U.S, citizenship was granted to slaves as well as equal protection of laws to all citizens of the U.S. -
MLK death
Martin Luther King's assassination, in Memphis, TN left many people very disappointed because of the many great things he has done.