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13th amendment
Abolished slavery and involuntary servitude except for a crime. Freed slaves. -
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. Gave equal rights to former slaves same as whites. -
15th Amendments
The rights of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged on any account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. Former slaves would not have their rights abridged. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
Upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities as long as they were equal in quality. (separate but equal doctrine) -
19th Amendment
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged on any account of sex. Gave white women the right to vote. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Landmark decision of USSC in which the court ruled that U.S state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional even if they are seperate but equal. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Was a political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public buses in Montgomery AL, led to wide boycott and led to the desegregation of buses. -
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
An African-American civil rights organization closely associated w/ MLK and had a huge role in the American Civil Rights Movement -
Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
Was the principal channel of student commitment in the United States, students would practice non-violent means of demonstration for advocating for civil rights. -
Chicano Movement
Civil Rights movement meant to extend rights of Mexican American with the goal of achieving empowerment. A response to racism and bad working conditions. -
Cesar Chavez
(b. 1927)Was an American Labor Leader and Latino Civil rights activist, he cofounded the National Farm Workers Association he advocated for migrant worker’s rights and led boycotts during the 1960's and 70's -
March on Washington:"I have a dream" speech
The march was held in Washington D.C to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans and where MLK gave a speech about social and economic equality between whites and blacks, led to the signing of the civil rights act of 1964 and 1965 -
24th Amendment
The 24th amendment prohibits both congress and the states from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on payment of a poll tax, officially making voter discrimination illegal. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Is a landmark executive order that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. It prohibits unequal application of voter registration requirements and racial segregation in schools, employement and public accomodations. This law officially made segregation illegal . -
March from Selma, Alabama
was part of a series of civil rights protests that occured in Alabama, which was the most deeply segregation state in the U.S, protesters marched from Selma to Montgomery Alabama in a effort to register black voters but were met with deadly violence from local authorities and white vigilante groups. However the protesters finally achieved their goal, reaching Montgomery and it raise awareness to the difficulties faced by black voters and the need for a national voting rights act. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Landmark federal legislation that prohibits racial discrimination in voting. Allowed minorities to vote without having to face discrimination. -
Thurgood Marshall Appointed to Supreme Court
The first African-American to be appointed to the supreme court and played a vital role in ending legal segregation during the civil rights movement through the landmark case of Brown v. Board of Education -
Equal Rights Amendment proposed
Designed to guarantee equal legal rights for all American citizens regardless of sex, end descrimination between men and women in matters of divorce, property, employments etc. -
Sandra Day O'Connor Appointed to the Supreme Court
Was the first woman to be appointed to the U.S supreme court. Was part of landmark cases such as Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan and Roe v Wade.
