Civil Rights Timeline

  • Dred Scott vs Sandford

    Dred Scott vs Sandford
    In the Dred Scott vs Sandford case, the judges ruled that African Americans are property and do not own the right to sue for there freedom.
  • 13th Amendment

    13th Amendment
    This abolished slavery or any involuntary servitude. This was one of the civil war amendments.
  • 14th amendment

    14th amendment
    All citizens are protected by equal protection. This was another law that was published after the civil war.
  • 15th amendment

    15th amendment
    Gave african american citizens the right to vote. This law would sooner be bent and would result in the Voters right to be made.
  • Plessy vs Ferguson

    Plessy vs Ferguson
    This case created a philosophy that was "separate but equal." This resulted in many changes that would try to oppose this ruling.
  • Nineteenth Amendment

    Nineteenth Amendment
    This was the amendment that allowed all citizens to vote. The amendment was created as a result of the woman's rights movement.
  • Brown vs The Board of Education

    Brown vs The Board of Education
    This case allowed schools to be desegregated. This was also known as the "Doll Test", which proved that schools corrupted peoples minds.
  • Civil Rights Act of 1964

    Civil Rights Act of 1964
    Prohibhited any kind of discrimination based on race, color, or religion. This was the result of the civil rights movement.
  • Voting rights act of 1965

    Voting rights act of 1965
    Made all states let african americans vote. This also prohibited states from creating unfair tests to vote.
  • Affirmative Action

    Affirmative Action
    People can not be discriminated regardless of race, sex, or etc.
  • Reed vs Reed

    Reed vs Reed
    The case stated the administrators of estates cannot be named in a way that discriminates between sexes.
  • Equal Rights Amendment

    Equal Rights Amendment
    This amendment gave equal rights to all citizens regardless of sex.
  • Regents of the University of California v. Bakke

    Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
    To sum up this case, it allowed all people to receive the same level of educational guidance between all people.
  • Bowers v. Hardwick

    Bowers v. Hardwick
    This case the government said that there was no constitutional protection for sodomy.
  • Americans with Disability act

    Americans with Disability act
    This case banned discrimination of any kind for people who have a disability.
  • Motor Voter Act

    Motor Voter Act
    This was the case that banned states from removing certain names from the eligible voters.
  • Lawrence v. Texas

    Lawrence v. Texas
    A case in which the government ruled that sexual conduct between the same sex violates the Due Process of the 14th amendment
  • Obergefell v. Hodges

    Obergefell v. Hodges
    This was a case when the government stated that same sex marriages are legal under the 14th amendment.