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13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment abolished slavery across the country. -
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
African American men gained the right to vote. Everyone can vote, no matter what race. Helped desegregate America. -
Tuskegee Institute Created
Private, African American university in Alabama, established by Booker T Washington, provided students with both academic and vocational training. -
Plessy v Ferguson
African American refused to sit in the segregated train and brought his case all the way to the supreme court. The court ruled the case to the fact that American should be “segregated but equal” -
NAACP
Organization made to help bring african americans justice, created many different tactics in order to do enforce change. -
NAACP
Organization made to help bring african americans justice, created many different tactics in order to do enforce change. -
19th Amendment
Gave women the right to vote and led to political equality. -
Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) proposed
Brought equal legal rights regardless of sex, specifically matters of divorce, property, employment, and other matters between men and women. -
Executive Order 9981
Truman abolished African American segregation in U.S. military, another step to desegregating America -
Brown v Board of Education
Court case that named segregation in schools unconstitutional, another slow step to desegregation. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Minorities avoided taking the bus in order to protest segregation, very effective and got a lot of attention. -
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) formed
African American civil rights organization, first president was Martin Luther King jr, played a huge role in civil rights movement. -
Greensboro, NC Sit-ins
Group of young African Americans sat in a segregated lunch areas and refused to move after being denied service. This nonviolent way to protest made its way around the community. -
Freedom Riders
Civil activists who rode buses into highly segregated areas in order to protest. Effective way to practice civil disobedience and enforce change. -
24th Amendment
Prohibits congress and state from enforcing poll tax on voters -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Banned any discrimination against sex, race, religion, color, or national origin. Equality for all. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Prohibits discrimination in voting, placed to enforce 15th amendment to end voting discrimination. -
Black Panthers
Founded by college students, portrayed black nationalism, socialism, and self defense. -
MLK Assasinated
MLK was assassinated in Memphis while he was there supporting an African American strike for better work conditions. Big impact on Civil Rights Movement, started violence. -
Sandra Day O’Connor appointed to the Supreme Court
Played as an important vote to many important cases, also first female associate justice.
