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13th amendment
Ended slavery -
14th amendment
Gave citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the US -
15th amendment
Gave African American men the right to vote -
Plessy v Ferguson
Us supreme court case that upheld the rights of states to pass laws allowing racial segregation in public and private schools. -
Brown v B.O.E
Us supreme court declared state laws declaring that seperate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional -
Emmett till Death
A African american teenager was lynched in Mississippi at the age of 14 after flirting with a white woman -
Rosa parks arrested
She was arrested for not giving up her seat to a white passenger on a city bus in Montgomery,Alabama -
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Montgomery bus boycott
Was a political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation and a seminal event in the civil rights movement -
little rock nine
Nine black students enrolled in Arkansas central high school. -
James Meridith and University of Ole Miss
Battle of oxford was fought between southern segregationist and state forces over James Meredith a black us military veteran. -
I have a dream speech
A public speech given by civil rights activist Martin Luther king JR where he calls for racism to end -
Civil rights act of 1964
Where the Us outlawed discrimination based on race,color,relligion,sex,or national orgin -
Death of Malcolm X
The day the African american Muslim minister and human rights activist was killed -
Death of MLK
A american baptist minister and activist and leader in civil rights movement -
Civil rights act of 1968
Fair housing act prohibited the discrimination of the sale or renting of house based on race,religion,national origin, and sex. -
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