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14th Admendment
Rights of citizenship, due process of law, and equal protection of the law. The 14th amendment has become one of the most used amendments in court to date regarding the equal protection clause. -
Tuskegee Institute created
Was created by Lewis Adams in 1880, as a promise to the black voters during that time. Adams, bought an old plantation with the help of fundraising and charitable people. (In Alabama) still a private school today. This institute gave many african americans a place to further their education. -
Plessy v Ferguson
Plessy v Ferguson is a landmark case that constitutionally made segregation legal for 60 years. "Separate but equal." -
NAACP
The NAACP was created to secure all people’s rights and to remove barriers of racial discrimination. This is significant because it helped colored people to advance in society and ger further along in society. -
19th Admendment
The 19th amendment was created to give women the right to vote. This is significant because women now had a say in their government and were allowed to vote without being discriminated against. -
Executive Order 9981
Was provided by Truman in 1948, and abolished discrimination based on race, color, religion, etc in the armed forces. This is significant because it led to the end of segregation in the military. -
Brown v Board of Education
Brown v Board of Education overturned Plessy v Ferguson and integrated schools. This case is significant by helping progress the civil rights movement. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The person at the forefront of the movement was Rosa Parks, who refused to give her seat up to a white man. This began a movement which lasted for 1 year. This is significant because it effected the public transportation economy. -
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) formed
The SCLC was founded by Martin Luther King Jr. to fight segregation. This group stressed a nonviolence and peaceful confrontation. This event is significant because it challenged the deep south and Jim Crow -
Little Rock 9
The Little Rock 9 happened at Central High School, and was the first high school in the south to integrate schools. This event is significant because this was the first school to integrate after the Brown v Board of Education decision. -
Greensbo, NC sit-ins
Black students tried to force desegregation by sitting at a lunch counter that was for whites only. This is significant because as time more students joined the movement and eventually the restaurant closed. -
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) formed
The SNCC was created to give young black people more of a voice during the civil rights movement. This group is significant in helping the sit ins, marches, etc. -
Chicano Movement (mural movement)
This movement was to help mexican- americans fight against discrimination within the education, political, and social injustices. This is significant because they used mural art to express their opinions. -
Freedom Riders
The freedom riders were a group of young activists who rode buses into very segregated areas, mainly the south. This is significant because it show how both sides, white and black fought against discrimination and used non violent tactics. -
Cesar Chavez
Cesar Chavez created the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee which help defend against discrimination of hispanic migrant workers and also created the boycott of grapes. -
Dr. King's "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"
In Dr. King's letter, he talks about how injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere, and that there are 4 factors (facts, negotiations, self purification, and direct action) This letter is significant because Dr. King is talking about how there is no alternative other than direct action. As well as helping creating non violence workshops to help with protesting. -
March on Washington: “I have a dream” speech
One of the most well known speeches, and Dr. King preached on how you should never be satisfied as long as Negros are victims of police brutality. In the speech King talks about marching on. This speech is significant because it helped with the creation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 -
24th Amendment
The 24th amendment prohibits both congress and states from allowing the right to tax on federal elections. Basically made it illegal to tax people to vote. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination based on sex, race, national origin, or color. This is significant because it ended segregation in public places. -
March from Selma ,Alabama
This march was led by Martin Luther King Jr. and many protesters followed him from Selma to Montgomery peacefully fighting for the right to vote for blacks, but was met with violence. -
Black Panthers
The Black Panthers were a revolutionary party, founded by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale in Oakland, CA. The main purpose of this party was to patrol black neighborhoods and to protect the residents from police brutality.
