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@@ Women,
** Native American, Chicanos -
13th Amendment ++
This amendment abolished Slavery and involuntary servitude, except if convicted of a crime. -
14th Amendment ++
This Amendment states that all people born in the United States are citizens of the United States and equal protection of the law. This was important to African Americans who were not previously considered citizens. -
15th Amendment ++
This amendment allows all U.S. citizens the right to vote and does not discriminate based on race, color or previous condition of servitude. This allowed African American men to vote. -
Tuskegee Institute Creation ++
Lewis Adams, George Campbell, and Booker T. Washington established a Normal school for African American teachers. -
Plessy v. Ferguson ++
A landmark Supreme Court Case that upheld segregation, as long as things were "separate but equal". -
NAACP Created ++
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was a civil rights organization created by activists in New York to fight the violence against African American individuals. -
19th Amendment @@
This amendment gave American woman the right to vote, after a long period of Women's suffrage. 8 million women across the united States voted in their first election in 1920. -
Executive Order 9981 ++
An executive order by President Harry S. Truman that desegregated the military. It abolished racial discrimination in the United States Military Services. -
Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka ++
This landmark case in which the Supreme court unanimously agreed that the state laws for segregation were unconstitutional and this helped to bring a stop to the segregation of blacks and whites. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott ++
A civil rights boycott against the segregated public transportation services in Montgomery, Alabama. -
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC ) formed
An African American civil rights organization that was formed to assist local organizations promote equality for African Americans. They used non violent tactics with marches, boycotts, and sit-ins. -
Little Rock 9 ++
9 African American students enrolled in an all white school in Little Rock, Arkansas. People were protesting and the Governor sent the National Guard to protect the segregationists. The next day President Dwight Eisenhower sent in troops to escort the African Americans safely to school and enforce the law. -
Greensboro, NC Sit-ins ++
A series of nonviolent civil rights protests where young African American students sat in primarily at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter. -
Freedom Riders ++
They were civil rights activists who rode the buses to the southern states where they were not abiding by the law that segregated buses were unconstitutional. -
Ceasar Chavez ##
An American with Mexican heritage who was an activist for the farmers many who were Hispanic. He used non violent tactics and was one of the co-founders National Farm Workers Association. He helped farm workers register to vote. Organized strikes for farmworkers rights. -
March on Washinton: "I Have A Dream" Speech ++
A march for jobs and freedom in Washington D.C. to advocate for African American rights. The famous "I Have a Dream Speech" was given by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in front of the Lincoln Memorial. This lead to the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. -
March from Selma, Alabama ++
The march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama was to bring attention to racial injustice and voting rights. This publicity helped and lead to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. -
American Indian Movement (AIM) **
A Native American Movement that started to address problems such as poverty, police brutality, but then took on bigger issues such as tribal issues and treaty rights. -
MLK Assassinated ++
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated at a motel in Memphis, Tennessee. He was a minister and was an activist for civil rights through non violence and civil disobedience. His death prompted outbreaks of racial violence in over 100 cities causing over 40 deaths and major property damage. -
Sandra Day O'Connor appointed to the Supreme Court @@
Sandra Day O'Connor was nominated to the Supreme Court by Ronald Reagan. She was the first woman to be appointed to the highest court, the Supreme Court. She served until 2006.