Civil Rights Timeline

  • 13th Amendment

    13th Amendment

    The 13th amendment led to the abolishment of slavery in the United States
  • 14th Amendment

    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

    15th Amendment

    Allows anyone to vote no matter what race
  • Tuskegee Institute created

    Tuskegee Institute created

    Tuskegee University is a private university in Tuskegee, Alabama primarily composed of black people.
  • Plessy v. Ferguson

    Plessy v. Ferguson

    U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation law.
  • NAACP created

    NAACP created

    National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. it worked to get many judicial reforms passed in order to help colored people gain more equality.
  • 19th Amendment

    19th Amendment

    The right to vote shall not be denied on account of sex
  • Executive Order 9981

    Executive Order 9981

    Abolished discrimination on the basis of color, race, gender, or religion. Called for the desegregation of the armed forces.
  • Brown v. Board of Education

    Brown v. Board of Education

    Established that racial segregation in schools is unconstitutional.
  • Montgomery Bus Boycott

    Montgomery Bus Boycott

    Political and social protest on racial segregation on the public transit
  • Little Rock 9

    Little Rock 9

    A group of 9 African American students were denied access to a school
  • Civil Rights Act of 1957

    Civil Rights Act of 1957

    The first federal civil rights legislation passed by the United State
  • Greensboro, NC  Sit-ins

    Greensboro, NC Sit-ins

    A group of African American students who sat in at a lunch counter that was segregated. After being denied service, they refused to leave. This movement spread to other towns in the south.
  • Chicano Mural Movement

    Chicano Mural Movement

    Mexican American artists began creating art on walls of buildings throughout Southwest cities in order to depict their Hispanic culture. The goal was to bring a new political consciousness of self respect and cultural pride.
  • Freedom Riders

    Freedom Riders

    Freedom Riders were civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated southern United States in 1961
  • Cesar Chavez

    Cesar Chavez

    He was an American labor leader, community organizer, and Latino American civil rights activist who founded the United Farm Workers Association.
  • March on Washington: "I Have a Dream" Speech

    March on Washington: "I Have a Dream" Speech

    The March on Washington was a big protest march with 250,000 people who marched on then gathered at Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Purpose was to raise awareness of racial inequality.
  • 24th Amendment

    24th Amendment

    Eliminated Poll taxes to vote
  • Civil Rights Act of 1964

    Civil Rights Act of 1964

    law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on national origin, race, religion, or sex,
  • March from Selma, Alabama

    March from Selma, Alabama

    Around 25,000 people, Including MLK marched 54 miles. This was a significant event as it showed the resilience and strength of the black community to fight for their rights
  • Voting Rights Act of 1965

    Voting Rights Act of 1965

    piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting.
  • Black Panthers

    Black Panthers

    It was a revolutionary political organization founded by Bobby Seale, Elbert Howard, and Huey. P Newton
  • MLK Assassinated

    MLK Assassinated

    MLK was shot at a motel in Tennessee
  • Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)

    Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)

    Guaranteed equal rights for all American citizens regardless of sex.