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13th amendment
the 13th amendment put an end to slavery freeing all African Americans -
14th amendment
rights of citizenship, due process of law. The 14th amendment has become one of the most used amendments in court to date regarding the equal protection clause -
15th amendment
Granted African American men the right to vote -
Plessy v. Ferguson
As long as things between African Americans and Whites are equal, they can be separated. This led to segregation.
"separate, but equal' -
NAACP created
The national association of advancement of colored people. their mission is to ensure the political educational, social and economic equality of rights. -
19th amendment
white women are given the right to vote -
Equal rights amendment
A proposed amendment to the United States constitution designed to guarantee equal legal rights for all American citizens regardless of sex. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Landmark decision of the US supreme court in which the court ruled that the US state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional. -
Montegomery Bus Boycott
A political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery Alabama -
Little Rock 9
A group of nine African American students enrolled in little rock central high school. The students were initially prevented from entering -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
The first federal civil rights legislation passed by the United States congress since the civil rights act of 1875. -
Greensboro, NC sit-ins
A series of nonviolent protests in February to July.
African Americans would sit at bar of diners in protest of segregation. -
Chicano Movement (Mural Movement)
Artists began using the walls of city buildings, housing projects, schools, and churches, to depict Mexican American culture. -
Freedom Riders
civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated southern United States in 1961. -
united farm workers union
founded by Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta, with the motive of getting better pay, and safer working conditions. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
civil rights and labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. -
voting rights act of 1965
Federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting. -
Black Panthers
US African American militant group preached self defense and promote socialism founded in 1966,violence was the only way to freedom. -
MLK assassinated
His assassination led to an outpouring of anger among black African Americans. -
American Indian Movement (AIM)
Native activists fought against racism and poverty.They focused mainly on protecting treaty rights.
