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13th Amendment
In this amendment, slavery was abolished and this was significant as it was a vital move in all of history, towards the equality of everyone regardless of their race.(African Americans) -
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.(African American Movement) -
15th Amendment
One cannot be denied the right to vote based on his race/color/past servitude. This was significant as it was a prominent move in history where the colored people were gaining more rights (African Americans, Chicano, Native Americans) -
Tuskegee Institute created
This was a university specifically meant for black people. This was significant as it was a positive movement for colored people as they were provided resources that allowed them to learn and educate.(African Americans) -
Plessy v. Ferguson
This case challenged segregation legally. The outcome of this case was that segregation was justified as long as it was ¨equal¨. This was significant as it was a movement towards the equality of men regardless of race, however it was not that successful. (African Americans) -
NAACP created
This was created by black and white activists due to continuous violence against African Americans in the country. This was significant as it was one of the first civil rights organizations that supported colored people.(For African Americans) -
19th Amendment
This was an amendment that granted women voting rights as it was no longer allowed to prohibit voting based on sex. This was extremely important, as it was a result of all the feminist movements occurring in this time period. (Women) -
Executive Order 9981
This ended discrimination based on religion, color, and race in the US armed forces. President Truman issued this policy, and this was important as it was another movement that supported the equality of people regardless of other factors. ( Chicano, African Americans, Native Americans) -
Brown v. Board of Education
This was a court case that deemed racial segregation in schools unconstitutional, even if they were equal in the quality of schools. This was significant as it was another movement that ended segregation and promoted equality. (African Americans) -
Passive Resistance
This is a non-violent way of being disobedient towards an authority/type of people. This was extremely significant as people were able to argue and rebel without causing physical harm. (African Americans, Chicanos) -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
This was a civil rights protest from African Americans as they refused to ride the buses in Montgomery. This was to protest against segregation. This led to the Supreme Court declaring that it is unconstitutional for the Buses to segregate Black people. This was significant as it was a movement that helped reduce racial inequality, and ended public discrimination on buses.(African Americans) -
Chicano Movement (Mural Movement)
Led demonstrations, Marches, school boycotts, and youth/college organizations. This helped empower Mexican-Americans as they were able to represent their culture and improve their life and education. This was significant as it was a step towards equality.(1960s)(Chicanos) -
Freedom Riders
These were civil rights activists that went into the segregated south through interstate buses. This was significant as they were able to achieve their goal of reducing racial segregation.(African Americans) -
Dr. King’s: “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”
This letter promoted the use of non-violent methods to resist racism. These methods would be used to help African Americans gain rights and suppressing racism. This method mentioned in this letter was extremely significant as it was used in the March of Selma. This March led to the voting rights act, and the civil rights act of 1964 also ended discrimination. Thus the message in this letter was significant.(African Americans) -
24th Amendment
Prohibited all taxes. This amendment ensures that states are not allowed to require poll taxes in order to vote in elections. This was significant as people did not have to pay money to vote now.(African Americans, Chicanos, Native Americans, Women) -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This prohibits discrimination based on religion, race, color, or gender. This was really important as it was a huge step to the equality of people as previously in history women did not have many rights at all, and nor did black people. However, this Act made those fixations change. Thus it is significant. (African Americans + Women's Rights) -
March from Selma, Alabama
This was a peaceful march that represented the outrage of many African Americans since, as they had many obstacles which didn’t allow them to vote. Even though it was meant to be a peaceful march, the police used violent means to stop them. This was significant as the Congress decided to pass the Voting Right Act because of this event. (African Americans) -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
This reduces and prevents any prerequisites required to vote. Before people had to take a literacy test in order to vote, but now since this is forbidden, everyone can vote without restrictions/requirements. This was important as more blacks could vote, and everyone could have their say in the voting election regardless of whether they were educated or not. (African Americans, Uneducated People inc Women, Chicanos) -
Black Panthers
This party was founded as a political party to fight the police in the ghetto through violence. They advocated self-sufficiency for African American communities, most closely associated with the Black Power Movement, police shootouts overshadowed the positive impact of this group.(African Americans) -
Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) proposed
This amendment made sure that all American citizens would have equal rights regardless of sex. This was significant as women, under law, were now equal to men as this amendment ended legal matters of property, employment, divorce, and other matters.(Women's Rights Movement)
