civil rights timeline

  • 13th amendment

    abolishing slavery upon African Americans.
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  • 14th amendment

    amendment granting African Americans equal rights.
  • 15th amendment

    amendment where no on can deny who can vote. All races, and color have the right to vote.
  • plessy v Ferguson

    where the court said they would be no segregation policy anywhere. everyone was allowed to be together
  • NACCP

    national association for advancement of colored people. made to improve equality over all races, and preventing racial discrimination.
  • 19th amendment

    this granted all women the right to vote. The women wanted equality, and they got that with the 19th amendment.
  • chicano movement

    civil rights movement established by Mexican Americans that shared similar goals with united farm workers association. for example equality, education, and other things
  • truemans desegregation of the military

    his request for desegregation in the military. for equal opportunities, and positions for them
  • brown v board of education

    racial discrimination in public facility is unconstitutional.
  • montgomery bus boycott

    non violent civil right protest event inspired by rosa parks. who refused to give up her seat to a white person.
  • civil rights act of 1957

    preventing denial of ones right to vote especially for African Americans.
  • freedom riders

    desegregation on public transportation so everything was equal.
  • I have a dream speech

    speech given by Martin Luther king jr. for their demand for equal rights among African Americans.
  • 24th amendment

    amendment preventing conditions under the purpose of Jim Crow laws.
  • voting acts right of 1965

    preventing any restrictions based on racial factors that limited African Americans to participate in political events.
  • black panthers

    group of African Americans to fight off social injustice among people.
  • Martin Luther king jr assassinated

    mlk assination made riots, and made people angry among the United States.