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Pink- African Americans
Purple- Chicano
Women- Orange -
13th Amendment
Got rid of slavery except for punishment for a crime PINK -
14th Amendment
Rights of citizenship, due to process of law, and equal protection of the law- Most used amendments in court to date regarding the equal protection clause PINK -
15th Amendment
Does not let the government and state to deny a citizens right to vote based off of a source of racism PINK -
Tuskegee Institution Creation
First college or higher education school than let African American in their school and learn, helped out with racism PINK -
Plessy v. Ferguson
A decision that the supreme court kept racial segregation for public facilities as long as this place was the same quality as the other separate but equal PINK -
NAACP
The NAtional Association for the Advancement of Colored People is an organization in the US to advance equality for African Americans PINK -
19th Amendment
Does not let state and the government to deny their right to vote because of their gender ORANGE -
Executive Order 9981
Abolished discrimination on based on color, religion, or national origin- made sure all race had equal rights and no more discrimination PINK -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Political and social protests against racism in the public transit system at Montgomery. After other African Americans got arrested for not moving, they avoided the bus, harming them financially PINK -
Little Rock Nine
After schools become integrated, nine African Americans students enrolled in Little Rock High School this led to the little rock crisis which students were initially prevented to enter PINK -
Civil Rights Acts of 1957
The first government civil rights legalization passed after the civil rights act of 1975 PINK -
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Comittee
A civil rights group that was made to give younger blacks more of a choice during the civil rights movement PINK -
Chicano Movement
The artist used walls and used them to support African American culture- demonstrated pride and advocated for political and social equality for Mexican-Americans.PURPLE -
Greensboro, NC Sit-Ins
Nonviolent protest from African Americans sitting at a lunch counter and would not leave after being denied service PINK -
Freedom Riders
Civil rights activist who rode busses into the segregated south in the United States to challenge the supreme court PINK -
Dr. King's" "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"
The letter indicated there was multiple ways to end racism by not using violent PINK -
24th Amendment
Prohibits conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on payment of poll taxes. Exemplified that "Jim Crow Laws" were being taken down. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, aimed to break legal barriers that prevented African Americans to vote, It outlawed discriminatory voting practices PINK -
MLK Assasination
Martin Luther King was shot and killed in Memphis, Tennessee. Angered many African Americans and created violence within protests. PINK -
Equal Rights Movement
Founder of National Women's party, Alice Paul introduced the equal rights amendment to congress. Proposed to the US government that they guarantee equal legal rights for all americans regarding sex ORANGE
