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13th Amendment
This amendment abolished slavery. It was passed by the senate in April 8th 1864. Then by the house in January 31st 1865. -
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American History
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14th amendment
Part of the reconstruction process after the Civil war, This amendment adressed the rights and equality of the citizens. It was meant to serve its purpose to the freed slaves to adress there rights. -
15th Amendment
Granted African American men the right to vote by saying "right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude" -
Jim Crow (Jim Crow Laws)
Jim Crow Laws were laws created by the Southern states that made African Americans and Caucasion Americans "seperate but equal". but the conditions of black people were always inferior. -
plessy vs ferguson
plessy tried to board a white only railroad car in violation of the Louisiana segeration laws he was arrested and took his case to the supreem court where the court voted in favor of of the segeration laws. -
19th Amendment
The 19th amendment prohibited any citizen from being denied the right to vote based off gender, or color. -
Equal Rights Amendment
also known as the ERA, It was for the woman to gain equal rights to men. -
united states vs korematsu
Early in World War II, on February 19, 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066 forcing Japanese Americans into internment camps during World War II the court ruled in favor of korematsu -
Sweatt vs Painter
sweatt tried to apply to a law school but was denied entry because of his race the supreme court voted in favor of sweatt saying that his fourtheenth amendmest rights where voilated -
Brown v board of education
this landmark supreme court case voted in favor of brown and overturned the plessy vs ferguson case and made it illegal to have segragated schools -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
anti-Racial segregation movement. where Rosa Parks got on a bus and was told to go to the back of the bus. she was arrested due to the segregation. -
affirmative action
this was established by JFK witch made it easyer for minorities to get into collage -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
An act to enforce the constitution right to vote, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the united states of america to provide injunctive relief against discrimination in the public. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
An act to enforce the fifteenth amendment to the constitution of the united states, and for the purpose of blacks ability to vote. -
Poll Taxes
Taxes in the south to discourage blacks and poor whites from voting. -
Literacy test
another element to discourage blacks and poor whites from voting in the south. -
Robert Kennedy Speech in IN upon Death of MLK
Robert Kennedy, John F. Kennedy's brother, gave a speech at one of his rallys for his political vote, but not for himself. Instead he gave a heartfelt speech to the people who had not heard about the death of King. -
Reed VS Reed
was an Equal Protection case in the United States in which the Supreme Court ruled that the administrators of estates cannot be named in a way that discriminates between sexes. -
bakke VS UC
a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States. It upheld affirmative action, allowing race to be one of several factors in college admission policy. -
bowers VS hardwik
Michael Hardwick was observed by a Georgia police officer while engaging in the act of consensual homosexual sodomy with another adult in the bedroom of his home. he was charged with breaking state law against sodomy but the supreme copurt sided with the state. -
Americans with disabilities act
the americans with disabilities act was passed by Goerge Bush Sr. the act prohibited discrimination based on a disabilities. -
lawrence v texas
this was a landmark supreme court case that over ruled hardwick v bowers and releagalized sodomy -
FISHER v. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
Abigail N. Fisher applied for undergraduate admission to the University of Texas in 2008 but was denied entery. and the supreme court voted in favor or fisher 7-1 -
24th Amendment
Created poll taxes. This was mainly created by southern states to prevent black people are poor whites from voting. There were certaint requirments you had to have to vote.
