Civil Rights Timeline Color Code- Red= African American Event, Blue= Women's Rights, Orange=Chicano, Yellow= Native Americans
By jakecherry
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13th Amendment (Red)
This was legislation passed by the U.S. government that abolished slavery throughout the country. It is significant because it freed African Americans and marked the transition to employing the lower class, rather than enslaving them. -
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Civil Rights Movement
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15th Amendment (Red)
This was legislation passed by the U.S. government that gave African American men the right to vote throughout America. This is significant because it gave minority men the right to vote before the majority women and allowed minorities to have a greater say in politics. -
Creation of the Tuskagee Institute (Red)
This was a college opened for African Americans created by Booker T. Washington in Tuskegee, Alabama. This was significant because it was the first form of higher education available to African Americans. -
Plessy v. Ferguson (Red)
This was a court case argued between a man who was one-eighth black and the train company. They ruled in favor of "separate but equal" and the Supreme Court said as long as the facilities are the same in quality it is okay for them to be segregated. This is significant because it upheld the Jim Crow Laws in the South. -
NAACP Creation (Red)
This was the establishing of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People by W.E.B. Dubois and Ida B. Wells in New York. This was created in response to racism and violence against African Americans around America. It is significant because it gave support to blacks and showed they were organizing for their rights. -
19th Amendment (Blue)
This was legislation passed by the U.S. government that gave all sexes the right to vote. It was mostly in response to the protest by women's rights activists and gave women the right to vote. It is significant because they have never had a say in politics and this gave them a voice. -
Executive Order 9981 (Red)
This is an order given by President Harry S. Truman that desegregated the military across the globe. This is significant because it established a sense that racism and segregation was being stopped at the federal level. -
Brown v. Board of Education (Red)
This was a court case in Topeka, Kansas between an African American girl and a school that ultimately led to the ruling of the Supreme Court unanimously in Brown's favor. This is significant because it desegregated schools across America because it violated the 14th amendment. -
Mongomery Bus Boycott (Red)
This was a protest by African Americans in Mongomery, Alabama that followed Martin Luther King Jr. in his way of civil disobedience. It lasted a whole year from December of 1955- December of 1956. It was in response to the arrest of Rosa Parks and is significant because it was the first large scale protest against racism and how the busses were segregated with whites in the front and blacks in the back. -
Little Rock 9 (Red)
The Little Rock 9 was a group of African Americans enrolled at Little Rock Highschool and were initially prevented from entering the school, but were allowed in with FDR's support. This is significant because they were the first group to use the ruling of Brown v. Board to attend a school originally for whites. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957 (Red)
This was legislation passed by President Eisenhower that gave protection to African Americans across America when voting and allowed prosecution of those who tried to stop them from voting. This is significant because it gave African Americans more protection from the Jim Crow Laws. -
Chicano Movement (Orange)
A movement by Hispanics in the Southwest United States to send a message to whites that the Mexican- American wanted social and political equality. They painted large murals on walls of buildings to send a message of Hispanic culture.This is significant because it is the first sign of Hispanics speaking out against inequality. -
Freedom Riders (Red)
This was a group of civil rights activists who rode busses in Southern America to demonstrate they were not okay with the segregation f busses. This is significant because it shows further steps being taken by African Americans to gain freedom of segregation throughout America. -
"I Have A Dream" Speech (Red)
This was a public rally for jobs and freedom led by African Americans in Washington D.C. and it concluded with Martin Luther King Jr. giving a speech repeating the words "I have a dream" at the beginning of every sentence that gave the whole civil rights movement hope for jobs and freedom. This is significant because it was a very vocal sort of unifying speech for the civil rights movement and gave all the followers and leaders hope for an end to racism. -
24th Amendment (Red)
This was legislation passed by the U.S. government that banned the poll tax throughout America. This is significant because it gave complete control of voting to African Americans and there was nothing to prevent them from voting, not even a tax. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Red)
This was legislation passed by the U.S. government that outlawed segregation in public places based on sex or nation of origin throughout America. This is significant because it officially banned segregation in all public facilities and brought African Americans one step closer to freedom of discrimination. -
Voting Rights Act 1965 (Red)
This legislation passed by Lyndon B. Johnson was to help African Americans vote at the state and local level and was effective throughout America. This is significant because it shows African Americans still struggling with racism and infringement on their rights guaranteed by the 15th Amendment. -
Black Panthers (Red)
This was an organization founded in Oakland, California by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seal for the promotion of self-defense among African Americans. This is significant because it strayed from the values of civil disobedience that were voiced by Martin Luther King Jr. and was one of the first to encourage African Americans to "pick up the gun" and fight racism with violence. -
American Indian Movement (Yellow)
This was the creation of the American Indian Movement or AIM in Minneapolis, Minnesota by Dennis Banks and Russel Means to promote the civil rights of Native Americans and not allow the way they were wronged in the past to be forgotten. This is significant because it is the first example of American Indians organizing to fight racism. -
Sonia Sotomayer appointed to Supreme Court (Orange)
Sonia Sotomayer was appointed a Chief Justice by Obama in Washington D.C. in May 2009 and was later officially made a Chief Justice in August 2009. This is significant because she was the first Hispanic Chief Justice and represents a minority when she was appointed.
