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Civil Rights Timeline
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Dred Scott v Stanford
Dred Scott a slave was taken into free U.S. territory by his owner. Once he returned to his home state of Missouri he sued his owner, claiming that since he was taken to free U.S. territory he was now a free citizen. The case made it to the supreme court and they ruled that the Dred Scott doesn't have the right to sue him whether he is free or not. It essentially upheld slavery. -
13th amendment
The 13th amendment officially ended slavery and viewed African Americans protected under the constitution. -
14th amendment
the 14th amendment gives citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, including formerly enslaved people, and provide them with "equal protection under the law". -
15th amendment
The 15th amendment gave African American males the right to vote. -
Poll Taxes
A poll tax is basically a tax of a fixed amount per person levied on adults and often tied to the right to vote. -
white primarieis
This is one of many attempts by white males to prevent African Americans to vote. It was mainly in the south where only white primaries can vote. -
Plessy v Ferguson
Plessy v Fergusson upheld the idea of "separate but equal". It essentially made it that segregation did not constitutionally go against the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment. -
19th amendment
This amendment legally allows women to vote. This was a major milestone for women and all there work in women's rights movement. -
equal rights amendment
It guarantees equal rights for all citizens of the united states no matter sex. It ended all legal differences between men in women and what rights they have. -
brown v board
This is the supreme court case that overturned the separate but equal decision in Plessy v Ferguson. -
24th amendment
Any vote in primary elections shall not be abridged or denied by the United States or any state by reason of not being able to pay a poll tax. This reverses the poll tax and helps poor people be able to vote. -
Civil rights act of 1964
This is in reaction to the civil rights movement and it prohibits discriminations based on race, religion, or sex. -
voting rights act of 1965
This act was designed by Lyndon Johnson and specifically targeted the south and made it so there were no discriminatory practices for voting against African Americans. -
affirmative action
It is known as "positive Discrimination" which basically means groups or government will include a set of policies looking to include particular groups based on their race. -
reed v reed
A supreme court case that was related to the equal protection clause. -
Bowers v hardwick
He was having homosexual sex and the supreme court ruled that the state can criminate him for it saying there is no law saying they can't -
motor voter act
This act specifically allows people to register voting when they get there drivers lisence. -
Lawrence v Texas
This overturned Bowers v Hardwick. The court basically made it legal for same sex intercourse and it is a major landmark for homosexuals. -
obergfell v Hodges
It is a supreme court case that held that due process clause guarantees the right to marry the same sex.