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13th Amendment
The amendment that officially ended slavery. Lincoln believed an amendment was needed to ensure the end of slavery. -
14th Amendment
The amendment was adopted to resolve pre civil war questions of African American citizenship. All citizens born or naturalized in America are United States citzens. Granted citizens protection under the law. -
15th Amendment
This amendment granted African American men the right to vote. After it was passed, it was common for tbe state and local police enforcemdnt did not enforce the amendment. This occurred mainly in the South. -
Plessey V. Ferguson
In 1890, the Lousiana legislature passed the Seperate Car Act. It was inacted to provide equal, but seperate accomdodationsnto white and black races. A train comductor asked Plessy to move, when he refused, he was arrested. -
Delgado v. Bastrop ISD
LULAC League of United Latin American Citizens argued that segregation of schools is illegal. Judge agreed it was not authorized by the Texas state law. The segregation did not stop thougj. -
Mendez V. Westminster
Mendez discovered segregated Mexican-American schoolz in the Orange County area. On March 2, 1945 a class action suit was filed. The segregation violated California's law therefor the schools would no longer be segregated, -
Executive order 9981
It established equality of treatment and oppurtunity in the armed services. President Truman passed this order. -
Sweat v. Painter
Heman Sweatt applied to University of Texas law school, He was denied because of his race. They held the equal protection clause of 19th Amendment, it required a petitioner to be admitted to UT law school. -
Brown V. Board of Education
Brown V. Board of Education
Linda brown had to ride a bus to her school that was 21 blocks away because the school 3 blocks away was for white children only. The court decided thatcseperating children on basis of race creates dangerous inferiority and effects their ability to learn. Declared unsegregated schools were unequal. -
Hernandez V. Texas
It was a murder trial. The arguement made was that no Mexican-American served on jury for twenty five years. It was decided that all Mexican-Americans were equal under the 14th amendment. -
Civil Rights Act 1957
It was introduced in Eisenhower's presidency, he never truly believed in the power of tbe act. The act ensured all black people would have the right to vote. -
24th Amendment
It outlawed polltax as a voting requirement in federal elections. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
It ended segregation in public places. It banned employment discrimination proposed by JFK then signed into law by Lyndon B Johnson -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Johnson signed the act abolisjing literaey tests and poll taxes in order to promote African Americans to vote. -
Edgewood v. Curvy
Filed a class action suit. Argued children in wealthier schools got a better education. Also that this was violating the 19th amendment. Court ruled it was in violation of the 19th amendment.
