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13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment stated that slavery nor servitude, unless for punishment for a crime, should exist in the United States. -
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
The 15th Amendment states that a citizens right to vote should not be denied by race, color or any previous states of servitude. -
Tuskegee Institute Created
An institue in Alabama founded by Booker T. Washington. The Tuskegee Institute was founded to train teachers and provide education to African Americans. -
NAACP Created
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded by a group of civil rights activist in response to the Springfield Race Riot. The NAACP is an organization that advocates justice for African Americans. Some of their goals included: equal civil rights and an end to segregation and racial violence. -
19th amendment
The 19th Amendment states that citizens right to vote should not be denied by your gender. Women were given the opportunity to vote after the 19th Amendment was ratified. -
Executive Oder 9981
This was an executive order issued by President Truman. It abolished segregation on account of race and color in the Armed Forces and ultimately led to the end of segregation in the services. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a protest that challenged racial segregation on public busses. This is known as the first large U.S. demonstration against segregation and set the tone for the Civil Rights movement. -
SCLC Estabslished
The SCLC- Southern Christian Leadership Conference- was a Civil Rights non-violent protest organization led by Martin Luther King Jr. The SCLC was formed in regards to the Montgomery bus boycott which was a 381 day boycott of the segregated transit system in Montgomery, Alabama. -
Little Rock 9
The Little Rock 9 was a group of nine high school students who enrolled in Little Rock Central High School, an all white school in Little Rock. The enrollment of the Little Rock 9 was followed by the Little Rock Crisis which challenged racial segregation in the public schooling system. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was signed into law by President Eisenhower. This act was to support the increase the number of registrated African American voters in the United States. -
Greensboro, NC sit-ins
The Greensboro Sit- ins were a series of non-vioent sit-ins by civil rights activists which lasted from February of 1960 to July of 1960. This led to the Woolworth department store chain to remove its policy of racial segregation was a leading factor in the fomation of the SNCC; the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. -
SNCC Estabslished
The SNCC- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee- was a Civil Rights group that aimed to give young Afircan Americans a voice in the Civil Rights Movement. People began dedicating nonviolent, direct action to advocate for change. -
Freedom Riders
Freedom Rideers were civil rights activists who rode interstate busses into segregated towns in the southern United States to challenge the enforcement of segregated public busses in the Supreme Court rulings of Morgan v. Virginia and Boynton v. Virginia. -
24th amendment
The 24th Amendment outlawed poll tax as a voting requirement in federal elections. Citizens no longer had to pay a fee to vote in elections. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 ended segregation in public settings and employment discrimination on account of race and color. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
This act was signed into law by President Johnson who aimed to overcome legal barriers that prevented African Americans from their right to vote. -
Black Panther Party Established
The Black Panthers was a party founded by college students Newtone and Seale that idealized self-defense. It was created in response to the Watts Riots when many argued that African Americans needed to build their own power instead of accommodating to what is socially expected of them. -
Cesar Chavez
Chavez was a Latino American Civil Rights Activist who co-founded the United Farm Workers Union. Chavez led marches, strikes, boycotts and went on hunger strikes to bring attention to the safety of farmers. -
ERA Proposed
The ERA- Equal Rights Amendment- was first proposed by suffragist Alice Paul in 1932 but wasnt passed by congress until March 22, 1972. The ERA promised equal rights for Americans despite their gender.
