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13th amendment
A U.S. Amendment abolishing slavery, specifically upon African American -
14th Amendment
A U.S Amendment granting African American an equal rights and citizenship. -
15th Amendment
A U.S Amendment which prevented deny of right to vote upon people based on their race, color, and social status. -
Plessy V. Ferguson
Races are separate but equal. -
NAACP
The purpose was to improve equality among different races, preventing racial discrimination, and ensuring the secure access to the economic equality, education and political participation. -
19th amendment
A U.S Amendment ratified under the purpose of granting a women a voting right. -
Chicano Movement
Civil rights movement extending the goal of achieving Mexican American empowerment. -
Truman's Desegregation of the Military
Executive order establishing the President's Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services. -
Board V. Brown
Declared that racial discrimination in public facility is unconstitutional. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
African Americans to participate in this protest by boycotting the Montgomery public transportation. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
Eliminating and providing equal access to participation in democracy encouraged many African Americans to demand change in equal rights and qualities of life. -
SCLC
SCLC had a large role in the American civil rights movement. -
Little Rock Nine
After schools became desegregated, African American enrolled in all white schools. -
Freedom Rider
Civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated southern United States in 1961 -
I Have A Dream Speech
MLK called for civil and economic rights and an end to racism in the United States. -
24th Amendment
No poll Tax -
Voting Rights act of 1965
This law enabled African Americans to vote. -
Black panthers
It was a revolutionary organization with an ideology of black nationalism, socialism, and armed self-defense. -
MLK Assassination
MLK assassination caused riots and legislation to be passed and Activist questioned the idea of peaceful protest. -
Equal Rights Amendment
Guarantee equal legal rights for all American citizens regardless of sex.
