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13th Amendment 1865
Abolished the use of slavery unless it is used as punishment of a crime. -
14th Amendment of 1868
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 of 1870
Granted Voting rights for males of color. -
Tuskegee Institute
First ever Black university, created by Booker T Washington. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
Created/affirmed the precedent of separate but equal. -
NAACP created
Civil rights organization by WEB Du Bois to advance African American rights. -
19th Amendment
Granted voting rights to all Women -
Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) proposed
Amendment that gives equal protection under the law to women. Ratified in 35/50 states. proposed in 1923 ratified in 1972 -
Executive Order 9981
Desegregated all of the armed forces after WWII -
Brown v. Board of Education
Desegregation of schools, reversed Plessy v Ferguson and set a new precedent stating separate cannot be equal. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Protests against segregation on public transits in Montgomery Alabama. -
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) formed
MLK Jr was leader of this 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. The president sent the national guard to escort them into the building. -
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 right, giving students a voice,
eventually 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
Ended segregation in all public places and banned discrimination in employment.
