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13th amendment
This is the amendment that abolishes slavery. (AFRICAN AMERICAN) -
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. (ALL GROUPS) -
15th amendment
Does not discriminate voting by race or if you were a slave in the past. (AFRICAN AMERICAN) -
19th Amendment
Gave women the right to vote. (WOMEN) -
Tuskegee Institute created
School for african americans was created. it was a big step for equality. (AFRICAN AMERICAN) -
Plessy v. Ferguson
Declare the races "separate but equal". legalized segregation (AFRICAN AMERICAN) -
NAACP Created
national association for the advancement of colored people. important organization in the fight for civil rights. (AFRICAN AMERICAN) -
ERA Proposed
proposed by the national women's political party, it was for legal equality of both genders. (WOMEN) -
Executive Order 9981
Abolished discrimination in the military. (AFRICAN AMERICAN) (CHICANO) -
Brown v. Board of Education
Stemmed from a girl having to walk past multiple white only schools before arriving at her african american school. Ruled that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. (AFRICAN AMERICAN) -
Montgomery bus boycott
African americans refused to ride the bus due to bus companies being very discriminatory. a protest for civil rights. (AFRICAN AMERICAN) -
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) formed
Organized the bus boycott. Protested civil rights in a non-violent manner. (AFRICAN AMERICAN) -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
the civil rights section of the department of justice was established by Eisenhower, let prosecutors intervene with voting rights. (AFRICAN AMERICAN) -
Little Rock 9
gov. Faubus kept 9 children from going to school. the national guard was sent to escort them to school. (AFRICAN AMERICAN) -
Greensboro, NC Sit-ins
four african american students sat at a white lunch counter in protest for civil rights. (AFRICAN AMERICAN) -
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) formed
nonviolent student political civil rights group. (AFRICAN AMERICAN) -
Chicano Movement (Mural Movement)
mexican civil right movement in the 1960s. used artwork to depict their culture. (CHICANO) -
Freedom riders
civil rights activists who rode busses to the south and protested laws that infringed on civil rights.(AFRICAN AMERICAN) -
Dr. King’s: “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”
Supports use of nonviolence to end the struggle for civil rights. (AFRICAN AMERICAN) -
Cesar Chaves
latino american civil rights activist. co-founded the national farm workers association. (CHICANO)