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13th Amendment
This Amendment was passed by Congress on January 31, 1865 it was the Amendment that abolished slavery. -
14th Amendment
The 14th Amendment guaranteed African Americans citizenship and all of the other privileges in the U.S. Constitution. -
15th Amendment
The 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution prevents the federal and state government from denying a citizen the right to vote based on the citizens race. -
Plessey v. Ferguson
Plessey v Ferguson was a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court issued in 1896. It upheld the Constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities. -
Truman desegregates the military
Truman desegregates the military - Executive order 9981 issued on July 26, 1948 by Presidenr Harry Truman. It abolished racial discrimination in US Armed Forces and led to segregation in the services. -
Brown v Board of Education
the United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. -
Rosa Parks/ Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks was an activist in the Civil Rights movemnet best known for her pivitol role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott. -
Little Rock Crisis
After nine African American students were enrolled in Central High in Little Rock Arkansas the governor created a crisis by refusing to allow the students to enter. -
Sit-in Movemnet
A series of nonviolent protest in Greensboro, North Carolina in 1960 led to the Woolworth departmnt store chain from racial segregation. -
Freedom Riders
The Freedom Riders were civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated south. -
James Meredith and Ole Liss
James Meredith was the first African American student at the University of Mississippi. -
Letter from Birmingham Jail
Letter from Birmingham Jail was written by Martin Luther King when he was in Jail where he defends the strategy of nonviolent resistance to racism. -
March on Washington/ "I Have a Dream" Speech
March on Washing for jobs and freedom took place in Washington DC in 1963. It is where Martin Luther King delivered his speech. -
Freedom Summer
Freedom Summer was a Summer Project by volunteeers to attempt to register voters of color. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Civil Rights Act of 1964 ended segregation in Public places and banned employment discrimintaion based on race,color,religion,sex or national origin. -
Selma March
The Selma March to Montgomery was part of a civil rights protest in Alabama. They got only six blocks until they were beaten and tear gased. -
Voting Rights Act
Voting Rights Act is a landmark legislation that prohibits racial discrimination voting.
