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13th amendment
abolished slavery and involuntary servitude—except when applied as punishment for a crime—in the entire United States -
14th amendment
Rights of citizenship, due process of law, and equal protection of the law. The 14th amendment has become one of the most used amendments in court to date regarding the equal protection clause. -
15th Amendment
protects the voting rights of all citizens regardless of race or the color of their skin. It also protected the voting rights of former slaves. -
Tuskegee Institute
founded by Booker T. Washington in 1881 under a charter from the Alabama legislature for the purpose of training teachers in Alabama and African American education -
Plessy vs Ferguson
Plessy v. Ferguson was a landmark 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine. -
NAACP
secure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights in order to eliminate race-based discrimination and ensure the health and well-being of all persons -
19th Amendment
Women's voting rights. Gateway to women's suffrage and impacted voting right history. -
Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) proposed
Amendment that gives equal protection under the law to women. Ratified in 35/50 states -
Cesar Chavez
Union leader, AWOC, Latino american rights activist fighting for labor rights. -
Executive Order 9981
Desegregated armed forces -
Brown v. Board of Education
desegregation of schools -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Protest against segregation on public transits in Montgomery Alabama -
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) formed
MLK Jr was leader of civil rights organization fighting for political rights for african americans. -
Little Rock 9
9 african american students were prevented from entering segregated little rock high school. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
federal act to attempt to remove all tests that prevented african americans to vote such as the literacy test. It had failed. -
Greensboro, NC Sit-ins
African american students sit at a segregated lunch counter to protest -
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) formed
Student committee for civil rights giving students a voice
became a radical branch of the moment. -
Chicano Movement (Mural Movement)
Mexican american rights movement, painting murals for mexican rights. -
Freedom Riders
Civil rights activists who rode public transits into segregated southern states to protest public transit segregation. -
Dr. King’s: “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”
Letter from MLK Jr to public defending the actions of non violent protestors. Promotes the duty to fight for justice. Important text for civil rights movement. -
March on Washington: “I have a dream” speech
MLK Jr speech to promote civil rights protesting and inspired millions. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
civil rights and labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. -
24th Amendment
Removes any poll taxes for voting. Allows for poorer people to vote. -
March from Selma, Alabama
three protest marches, held in 1965, along the 54-mile highway from Selma, Alabama, to the state capital of Montgomery. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
prohibits racial discrimination in voting. -
Black Panthers
a revolutionary organization with an ideology of black nationalism, socialism, and armed self-defense -
Thurgood Marshall appointed to the Supreme Court
President Lyndon Johnson appoints U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Thurgood Marshall to fill the seat of retiring Supreme Court Associate Justice Tom C. Clark -
American Indian Movement (AIM)
A.I.M. was initially formed in urban areas to address systemic issues of poverty and police brutality against Native Americans. -
MLK assassinated
James Earl Ray Killed Martin Luther King with a firearm -
Sandra Day O’Connor appointed to the Supreme Court
Senate confirmed the appointment on September 22, 1981, making O'Connor the first female Associate Justice in the history of the Court -
Sonia Sotomayor appointed to the Supreme Court
appointed by President Barack Obama she was the first Hispanic and Latina Justice.
