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13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment abolished slavery in the United States. It was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864, and the House on January 31st 1865. -
14th Amendment
The rights of citizenship, due process of law, and equal protection of the law. This amendment has become one of the most used amendments in court to date regarding the equal protection clause. -
15th Amendment
The 14th amendment granted African American men the right to vote. It was designed to prohibit discrimination against voters on terms of race. -
Tuskegee Institute
Institute was created and founded by Booker T. Washington. It was an institute of educational and job training. It was created under the Alabama legislature for the purpose of training teachers in Alabama. The program program provided students with both academic and vocational training. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
This case was the decision made by the Supreme Court that got rid of segregation laws for public places as long as segregated places were equal in quality. This created the statement “Separate but Equal”. -
NAACP
NAACP stands for The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. It is a civil rights organization in the United States. The NAACP secured equality of rights to eliminate discrimination and ensured the health and wellbeing of everyone. It advocated for the equality and justice of African Americans. -
19th Amendment
This 19th Amendment said the government couldn't deny a person the right to vote based on gender. This affected the women of the the public, women could now vote and this started big change for women's roles in anything. -
Executive Order 9981
Executive Order 9981 was President Truman's order to desegregate the military. He made it so everyone was able to serve in the military no matter the color of their skin. This affected colored people eventually being rewarded with Medal of Honors. -
Brown v. Board of Education
In this court case a little girl was denied entrance to an all white school. This brought up the separate but equal rule, saying it was not equal. As a result Congress ended up desegregating schools. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Established and put into motion by many Civil Rights Activists like MLK. The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a social protest campaign against racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery Alabama. This was the first large scale U.S. demonstration against segregation. -
Little Rock 9
This event included 9 students who enrolled in Little Rock Central High School where they were prevented from entering the racially segregated school by AK governor Orval Faubus, they created little rock 9 foundation to promote the ideals of justice and educational equality. -
Cesar Chavez
Worked as a community and labor organizer in the 1950s. Chavez founded the National Farm Workers Association in 1962. As a labor leader, Chavez employed nonviolent means to bring attention to the plight of farm workers. He led marches, called for boycotts and went on several hunger strikes. -
Greensboro, NC (Sit-Ins)
This movement was a civil rights protest that started in 1960 when young African American students staged a sit in at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro NC. They refused to leave after being denied service. -
24th Amendment
This amendment prohibits both congress and the states from telling people they could not vote unless they made a payment of a poll tax or other types of tax. Affected the public view of the government by gaining more trust. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination in public places as any businesses open to the public on basis or race, color, national origin or religion. This act was one of the biggest victories towards Civil Rights and change, especially for African Americans. -
Thurgood Marshall
Was the first African American appointed Supreme Court Justice. He played an important part in ending legal segregation during the Civil Rights movement through the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education. -
American Indian Movement (AIM)
AIM stands for the American Indian Movement. The American Indian advocacy group organized to address issues related to sovereignty leadership and treaties. It was initially formed in urban areas to address systemic issues of poverty and police brutality against Native Americans. -
Martin Luther King (Assassination)
Martin Luther King was an American Christian minister as well as an activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the Civil Rights Movement. He was shot in Georgia, his assassination led to an outpouring of anger among black Americans. -
Chicano Movement
Also known as the Mural Movement this was the equivalent of the civil rights movement for Mexican Americans. This movement included student demonstrations to press for bilingual education, the hiring of more Chicano teachers and the creation of Chicano studies programs. By the 1970s dozens of such programs were offered at universities throughout the region. -
Equal Rights Amendment
ERA stands for the Equal Rights Amendment. This amendment guaranteed equal rights for all American citizens regardless of sex. They made it so everyone no matter what they looked like could vote on any issue.
