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Dred Scott V. Sanford
Dred Scott spent years fighting for his freedom recieving it in 1850. In 1852 the case was appealed to missouri supreme court and reversed the decision of the lower court making Dred Scott a slave again. Scott filed a lawauit and on February 11 1856 another trial was started. on March 6 1857 The case ended with the decision that no one whose ancestors were previously slaves could not be an american citizen making them unable to sue and that moving to a free state didnt make him emancipated -
13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was approved in 1865 after the Civil War. It abolished slavery in the United States. The 13th Amendment states, “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.” -
14th Amendment
Granted African Americans emancipated after the civil war citizenship and ''equal'' legal and civil rights -
15th Amendment
The 15th Amendment states, “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.” -
Poll Taxes
The poll tax is a tax levied on every adult, without reference to income or resources. Was to prevent black people from voting because most of them were poor -
Plessy Vs Ferguson
After being arrested for sitting in a seat labeled whites only Plessy filed a petition against Ferguson (the proceeding judge) claiming that his 14th amendment rights were violated. The court ruled that there would be ''separate but equal facilities'' between blacks and whites -
19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment gave American women the right to vote. The right is known as women's suffrage. The demand for the vote was the centerpiece for the women's rights movements. -
White Primary
Elections in the south where African Americans were prohibited from voting -
Brown v Board of Education
Supreme Court case in which the justices ruled unanimously that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional.Brown v. Board of Education helped establish the precedent that “separate-but-equal” education and other services were not, in fact, equal at all. -
Affirmative Action
First appeared in President JFK's Executive order 10925 that stated "The contractor will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, creed, color, or national origin." -
24th Amendment
The 24th Amendment prohibited poll tax. this of which was used to keep poor african americans from being able to vote. This specifically targeting most of the african americans as they could not afford the tax to vote -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 stated that segregation based on race, religion or national origin was banned at all places of public accommodation, including courthouses, parks, restaurants, theaters, sports arenas and hotels. Blacks and other minorities can no longer be denied service simply based on the color of their skin. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Prevent state and local government from preventing African Americans right to vote thats was granted in the 14th amendment -
Reed Vs Reed
The court unanimously ruled that the Idaho Probate Code that made it so "males must be preferred to females" was unconstitutional -
Equal Right Amendment
The Equal Rights Amendment or what would've became the 27th Amendment would Provide legal equality between Men and Woman. Hawaii was the first to ratify with 30 more states joining in over the next year, but failed to receive ratification by 3/4th s of the states -
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Allan Bakke was a white man who applied to and was rejected from the regular admissions program, while minority applicants with lower grade point averages and testing scores were admitted under the specialty admissions program. He filed a suit, saying that this admissions system violated the Equal Protection Clause and excluded him on the basis of race. -
Bowers Vs Hardwick
After being found by a Georgia officer while engaging in homosexual activities was charged for violating the Georgia statue forbidding sodomy. This was brought to the supreme court dividing the judges. This court case resulted in them ruling that there was nothing in the constitution protecting against acts of sodomy and that states could make these activities illegal. -
Americans with Disabilities Act
The ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools, transportation, and all public and private places that are open to the general public. The purpose of the law is to make sure that people with disabilities have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else. The law gives civil rights protections to individuals with disabilities. -
Lawrence v Texas
Responding to a reported weapons disturbance in a private residence, Houston police entered a mans apartment and saw him and another man engaging in a private, consensual sexual act. They were arrested and convicted of deviate sexual intercourse in violation of a Texas statute forbidding two persons of the same sex to engage in certain intimate sexual conduct. -
Obergefell v. Hodges
Was a legal case in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that state bans on same-sex marriage and on recognizing same-sex marriages duly performed in other jurisdictions are unconstitutional under the due process and equal protection clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
