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13th Amendment
Freed all the slaves, abolished slavery, and involuntary servitude in the US. -
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
Reconstruction Amendment prohibited any government in the US from denying a citizen the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude. -
Tuskegee Institute created
The school created and led by Booker T. Washinton, trained young black students in agriculture and trades, help them achieve economic independence in the US -
Plessy v. Ferguson
US supreme court case established 'separate but equal in the US, provided legal justification for the growth of segregation, equal facilities for separate races. -
NAACP created
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, founded to abolish segregation and discrimination, oppose racism, and gain civil rights for Blacks. -
19th Amendment
"The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex." granted women the right to vote, represented the pinnacle of the women right's movement which started in the 1800s -
Executive Order 9981
“there shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed forces without regard to race, color, religion, or national origin.” Issued by President Truman that abolished racial segregation in the United States military. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Supreme Court decision that invalidated the Plessy v. Ferguson "separate but equal". Rules that black schools were not equal and therefore unconstitutional. The turning point of the relationship of races in the US. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Started when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white person and was arrested. MLK Jr. began a series of bus boycotts that ended when the Supreme Court ruled racial segregation on public transport was illegal. -
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) formed
SCLC was created to end segregation from American society and it encourages blacks to go out and vote. One of the founders was MLK JR. -
Little Rock 9
President Eisenhower sent troops to Little Rock to escort black students into Little Rock High School after an angry mobbed formed and the Governor attempted to bar the black students from entering. brought international attention to the civil rights struggle in America. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
President Eisenhower passed a bill that established a Commission for civil rights to investigate civil rights violations. Authorized prosecution for people who violate the right to vote in the US. -
Student Nonviolent Coordination Committee (SNCC) formed
An independent civil rights group that represented black students. Coordinated nonviolent attacks on segregation and helped pass civil rights laws. SNCC later turned into the Black Panthers. -
Greensboro, NC Sit-ins
4 students attempted to force desegregation at Woolworth's store. The movement grew rapidly a the store closed instead of desegregating. showed the economic power of blacks and showed the willingness of young blacks to stand up for their rights. -
Freedom Riders
Group of African Americans who attempted to desegregate bus terminals in the US. They would drink at white-only water fountains and use white-only restrooms. -
Chicano Movement (Mural Movement)
The Mexican-Americans' version of the Civil Rights Movement. included demonstrations to press the hiring of more Chicano teachers and the creation of a Chicano studies program. -
24th Amendment
prohibited states from requiring payment of a poll tax as a condition for voting in federal elections -
Cesar Chavez
fought for worker's rights and created an organization called the United Farm Workers of Americans to request pay and safe working conditions -
Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) proposed
a proposed amendment that would invalidate many state and federal laws that discriminate against women.
