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13th Amendment
The 13th amendment abolished slavery and the significance is that no legal slavery was going on in the US. -
14th Amendment
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. -
15th Amendment
Prohibited the denial of a citizen's right to vote based on discrimination and the significance is that people can vote without being denied based on their race. -
Tuskegee Institute created
The First school to allow an african american into an ex-segregated school. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
The decision of the supreme court stated that public segregation is legal if the both facilities are equal in quality. The statement “Separate but equal” was born. -
NAACP created
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is an US organization that was created to fight for the rights of African Americans -
19th Amendment
Granted Females right to vote and is significant because everyone in the US can vote now. -
Brown v. Board of Education
US Supreme Court that segregation in public schools is unconstitutional. The significance was that this was a big step in desegregating schools. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
A boycott against segregation on public transportation started in Alabama. -
Little Rock 9
Group of nine African Americans that enrolled in Little Rock Central High School. The Governor of Arkansas prevented the nine students from entering and they were met with heavy discrimination. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
It was the first government Civil Rights legalization passed after the civil rights act of 1875. -
Chicano Movement (Mural Movement)
Artists used walls for Graffiti/painting to help support African American culture. -
Greensboro, NC Sit-ins
Non Violent protest from African Americans wouldn't leave a lunch counter after being denied service. This is Significant because it shows the world how racist it is. -
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) formed
A Civil Rights group for young African Americans gave them more of a choice during the Civil Rights Movement. -
Freedom Riders
African Americans that rode on the front of the bus throughout the US to challenge the segregation law -
Cesar Chavez
Cesar Chavez was a Mexican American that fought for Civil rights for poorly treated workers. Cesar Chavez co-founded the National Farm Workers Association. -
Dr. King’s: “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”
Martin Luther King Jr wrote a letter defending the strategy of nonviolent protests. The significance is that it showed the world that Racists were attacking innocent people. -
March on Washington: “I have a dream” speech
March was held in Washington DC. The purpose of the speech was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans. -
Black Panthers
Created for Self Defence of African Americans. Did not follow the non violent strategy. Significance is that it showed the public that African Americans can be violent on the other hand African Americans can for once defend themselves. -
MLK assassinated
Martin Luther King, leader of the Civil Rights Movement was assassinated.
