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13th Amendment
The abolishment of slavery. -
14th Amendment
Granted citizenship to "all persons born or naturalized in the United States". -
15th Amendment
Gave African American men the right to vote. -
Tuskegee Institute created
Tuskegee University is a private, historically black university in Tuskegee, Alabama. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
U.S. Supreme Court states the constitutionality of racial segregation laws are upheld in "separate but equal". -
NAACP created
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, a civil rights organization. -
19th Amendment
Granted women the right to vote. -
Executive Order 9981
Abolished discrimination on the basis of color, race, gender, or religion. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Stated that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in schools are unconstitutional. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
A boycott on all public forms of transportation, inspired by racial inequalities. -
Little Rock 9
Nine African American students were denied access to a all white school. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
The first federal civil rights legislation. -
Freedom Riders
African American activists who rode buses in segregated southern states. -
Cesar Chavez
Latino American civil rights activist, labor leader, community organizer. -
24th Amendment
The termination of mandatory poll taxes on American citizens. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
The protection of racial discrimination in voting. -
Black Panthers
A revolutionary political organization of African Americans founded by Bobby Seale and Huey Newton. -
MLK assassinated
Martin Luther King Jr., "Christian minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the Civil Rights Movement", was shot and killed in Memphis, TN. -
Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) proposed
Was made to ensure equal legal rights for all American citizens regardless of gender.
