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13th Amendment
Abolished slavery/ involuntary servitude. Does not include punishment for crime. -
Plessy V Ferguson
U.S. supreme court case that granted and continued the constitutionality of segregation. Best known as "Separate but not equal" -
14th Amendment
Granted the rights of citizenship to everyone who was born in the U.S. -
15th Amendment
Gave all of the male U.S. citizens the right to vote and their was no discriminating while voting. -
NAACP Created
The National Association of the Advancement of Colored People was created by many african american activists including W. E. B. Dubois -
Executive Order 9981
President Truman issued an order that stated it is illegal to racial discriminate in the U.S. Armed Forces- all races could now join. -
19th Amendment
The right to vote is no longer discriminatory of gender- all males and females can now vote -
Brown V Board of Education
U.S. supreme court case that abolished racial segregation in public schools to be racially integrated. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
peaceful, political, and social protest held by mostly African Americans to fight racial segregation on public transport. -
SCLC founded
The southern christian leadership conference was a civil rights organization, founded by MLK. -
Little Rock Nine
After public schools became integrated, nine African American students were able to enroll at Little Rock High School in Arkansas. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
Legislation created a new act that established the Supreme courts section of justice department. -
SNCC Founded
The student Non-violent coordinating Committee was a civil rights group that was formed to give younger African Americans a louder voice. -
Freedom Riders
A group of civil rights activists who rode buses into more heavily segregated southern towns to challenge their practices. -
24th Amendment
Outlawed the practice of poll taxes or any type of money collection in order to cast a vote in the presidential election. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This act which was established by legislation ended segregation in public schools, employment, and voting polls. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Act passed by president johnson which aimed to break all legal barriers and discrimination that kept minorities from voting. -
MLK Assassination
Martin Luther King jr. was shot and killed by James Earl Ray in Memphis at the Lorraine Motel. -
Chicano Movement
Civil rights movement extending the mexican american civil rights movement with the goal of achieving mexican american empowerment. -
Equal Rights Amendment
A proposed Amendment to the U.S. Constitution created to ensure the equal and civil rights of every American no matter the sex.