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13th Amendment
Abolished slavery and involentary servatude -
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
Allowed African American men to vote. This granted more equal rights than there were before however not completely equal for everyone yet -
Tuskegee institute created
Founded by Booker T Washington and it provided African American students with education and vocational training. This helped African Americans get involved in the industry and economic business which further promoted economic progress for African Americans -
Plessy v Ferguson
Court case that stated it was legally allowed to have segregation. “separate but equal” policy. This allowed public segregation based on race and was one of the causes of the civil rights movement. -
NAACP created
(The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) was a Civil rights Org that worked to help secure economic, political and social equality for African Americans. This advanced the Civil rights movement and further helped push for equal rights -
19th Amendment
Voting rights for women. Helped millions of women to have equality in all aspects of life -
Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) proposed
Guaranteed equal legal rights for all american citizens regardless of sex. Made all men and women allowed to vote. Did not include racial discrimination -
Brown v Board of Education
Justice Earl Warren issued that segregation in schools were illegal. This was a huge step to equal rights and advanced the civil rights movement -
Executive Order 9981
Abolished discrimination based on race, color, religion or national origin. in the US armed forces. This eventually led to the end of segregation in the army -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Movement where African Americans refused to take the buses in Montgomery Alabama to protest segregated seating. This was the start of non-violent protests (Dec 5, 1955- Dec 20, 1956) -
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) formed
African American civil rights organization. MLK was the president and played a huge role in the Civil rights movement. -
Little Rock 9
Group of nine African American students that enrolled in Little rock Central High school in 1957. Eisenhower sent troops to escort these students to high school to make sure they weren't harassed. This drew national attention to the civil rights movement. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
Established civil rights divisions in the Justice dept and empowered federal officials to punish people that conspired to deny an individual's right to vote based on race or ethnicity -
Greensboro, NC Sit-ins
Nonviolent protest against a segregated lunch counter. Since it was so successful it led to many other sit ins led by the Student Nonviolent Coordination Committee (SNCC) that spread through the south (Feb 1- July 25) -
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) formed
Civil rights group formed to give younger black people the right to participate in the civil rights movement. This became one of the movements more radical branches and promoted a ton of change. -
Freedom Riders
Groups of white and African Americans who took interstate buses to the segregated south to protest segregated bus terminals. Organized by CORE. Boynton v Virginia- made segregation in public transportation unconstitutional (May 4-Dec 10) -
Dr. King’s: “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”
Letter from MLK that was to the white clergymen to prove the purpose of nonviolent protesting and his use of civil disobedience. served as an important documented experience of the road to freedom -
March on Washington: “I have a dream” speech
famous speech given by MLK which was a call to end racism and to give blacks equal opportunity across the board. This was the turning point of the civil rights movement -
24th Amendment
Ended poll taxes in elections. this was passed in order to remove voting barriers from African Americans
