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13th amendment (Constitutional Issues and Laws)
This amendment was passed by Abraham Lincoln and it abolished slavery after the civil war -
14th amendment (Constitutional Issues and Laws)
This amendment, passed by Andrew Jackson, gave slaves the rights as every other citizen including due process of law, equal protection of the law, etc.. and is still the most used amendment in the court system today -
15th amendment (Constitutional Issues and Laws)
This amendment was supposed to allowed African American men to vote -
Plessy v. Ferguson (Constitutional Issues and Laws)
The supreme court case that allowed segregation, but it needs to be "separate but equal". Separate facilities from train cars, to stores, to water fountains, were all labeled "colored" and "whites" -
19th amendment (Constitutional Issues and Laws)
This amendment was passed under President Wilson. It allowed women to vote and gave women a voice in the government -
Executive Order 9981 (Constitutional Issues and Laws)
President Truman passed this order to stop discrimination against races in the U.S. armed forces, so anyone could serve -
Brown v. Board of Education (Constitutional Issues and Laws)
From December 9, 1952- May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court decided segregation in school is unconstitutional because it wasn't really equal for black students and they felt it was unfair for kids to be undereducated because of the color of their skin -
Montgomery Bus Boycott (Events)
African Americans in Montgomery, Alabama refused to ride the public transit for a year to protest racial discrimination of making blacks sit in the back of the bus -
Little Rock 9 (People and Groups)
9 African American students enrolled in little rock high school, an all-white school previously, but racial segregation in schools was now illegal because of Brown v. Board. They got a lot of backlash and hate from other studnets but they remained calm and went to their classes -
Civil Rights Act of 1957 (Constitutional Issues and Laws)
Tried to stop discouraging black voters with threats. If anyone denies or tries to prevent someone from voting they will be prosecuted -
SNCC (People and Groups)
Student Nonviolent Coordination Committee founded by Ella Baker was an organization that encouraged young people to protest peacefully against racism and discrimination and take the risk of getting arrested to stand up for what was right. -
Chicano Movement (Mural Movement)
Mexican-American culture was being pained on walls, buildings, churches, etc... in the 1960s to spread messages about them deserving the same rights as everyone else and showing their culture showing they are people too. -
Freedom Riders (People and Groups)
Organized by CORE, blacks protested racial discrimination of making them sitting in the back from May 4, 1961- December 10, 1961 -
March on Washington and I have a Dream Speech (Events)
Successful march to protest racial discrimination and put pressure on the U.S. government to pass the federal civil rights bill. MLK made his "I have a dream" speech which brought more attention to the civil rights movement -
24th amendment (Constitutional Issues and Laws)
This amendment made poll taxes unconstitutional which were in place to try to stop or discourage blacks from voting. And if they want to vote they had to pay money, even though it's their right. -
March from Selma, Alabama (Events)
March from Selma to Montgomery where blacks were wanting to bring attention to their voting rights being ripped from them. This march lasted form March 7, 1965- March 21, 1965 -
Voting Rights Act of 1965 (Constitutional Issues and Laws)
Allowed African Americans their right to vote by making it illegal to discriminate against them, and if states or people did they could be prosecuted. Previously blacks were being turned away because of threats, poll taxes, the grandfather clause, and literacy test. -
Black Panthers (People and Groups)
An aggressive African American group who urged other African Americans to buy weapons to defend themselves against hateful people and encourage black power.\ -
AIM (People and Groups)
Ther American Indian Movement was when natives addressed the poor standard of living and poor education on government reservations and wanted to stand up for their ancestors and went to the land that was taken from them like Wounded Knee and Alcatraz Island -
MLK Assassinated (People and Groups)
King was shot outside his hotel room in Memphis, Tennesse by James Earl Ray
