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13th Amendment
Passed by congress which ended slavery and made it a crime -
14th Amendment
Stated that people who were born in America are legally rightful citizens. -
15th Amendment
The right of every citizens ability to vote cannot be denied by any state due to race. -
Tuskegee Institute Created
Currently, it is a private campus that has so history underneath its roots. -
Plessy V. Ferguson
Made a doctrine called "Separate But Equal" which resulted in equal segregation across the nation. -
NAACP Created
Stands for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, which helped support certain races. -
19th Amendment
Deny's the right for states to prohibit the ability to vote on the basis of sex. -
Executive Order 9981
Abolished discrimination against race, sex, and religion. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
A social and political protest against racial discrimination. -
Little Rock Nine
A group of nine African American students who enrolled in a segregated school. -
Greensboro Sit-Ins
Civil Rights protest involving young African Americans refusing to leave after being denied food. -
Chicano Movement
Restated the fact that Mexican Americans should have equal rights. -
Freedom Riders
Civil rights activists who rode the interstate buses down into the southern part of the United States. -
Cesar Chavez
Was an American civil rights activist who was a labor leader and community organizer. -
24th Amendment
Denied Congress and the states the ability to issue poll taxes on citizens -
Selma to Montgomery
Three marches that were almost 54 miles long and they had to fight to carry out their protest. -
Black Panthers
Was a revolutionary political organization that protected African Americans from self-defense. -
MLK Assassination
He was an American Christian minister who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the Civil Rights Movement. -
American Indian Movement
Originally formed to address the systematic problems with police brutality of Native Americans. -
Equal Rights Amendment
Designed to guarantee equal legal rights for all citizens regardless of sex.
