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13th Amendment
The 13th amendment abolished slavery for all 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. -
15th Amendment
Allowed all American citizens to vote. -
Tuskegee Institute created
Founded by Booker t Washington to train african american industry. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
The case when a black man refused to sit in the white train. -
NAACP created
It was founded by a group of African American citizens. -
19th Amendment
It gave women rights. -
ERA proposed
Equal rights regardless of gender. -
Executive Order 9981
Issued by President Truman who abolished discrimanation against other races. -
Brown v. Board of Education
It was racial segragation in schools that violated the 14th amendment. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
A political protest made by African Americans against public transit. -
SCLC formed
It was a African American civil rights organization that was used to get rid of segregation. -
Little Rock 9
9 African American students attended Little Rock High. -
SNCC
Formed by African Americans, formed to give more freedom to students. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
The first civil rights legislation made by the supreme court. -
Greensboro, NC Sit-ins
It was when African Americans sat in the lunch booth. -
Chicano Movement
It was the Civil Rights movement extending the Mexican American civil rights movement. -
Chicano Movement
It was the Civil Rights movement extending the Mexican American civil rights movement. -
Freedom Riders
They rode interstate buses into the southern US. -
March on Washington: “I have a dream” speech
A letter to make a plan against racism. -
Dr. King’s: “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”
A letter to make a plan against racism.