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KEY (Color Coded)
Red - African American
Blue - Native American
Green - Chicano
Yellow - Women -
RED - 13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment outlawed slavery in the United States. The effect of this amendment was the freedom of African American (and all) slaves throughout the United States. This Amendment was a step forward in increasing the Civil Rights of African Americans. -
RED - 14th Amendment
The 14th Amendment guarantees Rights of citizenship, due process of law, and equal protection of the law to American citizens. The 14th amendment has become one of the most used amendments in court to date regarding the equal protection clause. -
RED - 15th Amendment
The 15th Amendment prohibits denying any citizen to vote on the basis of their race. It was passed by Congress and allowed African Americans to vote. However, discrimination through the form of poll taxes and outright denial of this voting right persisted well after this amendment was passed. -
RED - Tuskegee Institute created
The Tuskegee institute was an institute constructed by Booker T Washington. It was a school created primarily to give vocational training to young African American individuals. Some thought that this approach was too limited and they wanted immediate desegregation. The Institute, however, provided a great amount of vocational training to African Americans across the United States. -
RED - Plessy v. Ferguson
Plessy v Ferguson was a landmark court case which established the concept of “separate but equal” between whites and blacks. This court case aimed to stop discrimination, but did not work. Segregationist policies were implemented. Plessy v Ferguson ruled that public accommodations should be separate for African Americans. -
RED - NAACP Created
NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) was founded by W. E. B. Du Bois, Ida B Wells and Other prominent African American individuals. The main aims of this civil rights organization were to abolish segregation, establish equal voting rights and generally stop the discrimination of African Americans in the United States. -
YELLOW - 19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment prohibited the denial of voting rights on the basis of sex. This Amendment allowed women to vote in the United States without discrimination. -
RED - Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v Board of Education was a landmark court case which prohibited racial discrimination in public schools. This case did not ban discrimination everywhere, but only outlawed the segregation on public schools in the United States. This was met by reluctance and opposition in the deep South. -
RED - Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a one-year long boycott of buses. This boycott started when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man. African Americans decided to boycott the Montgomery Bus System, and this resulted in the integration of Montgomery Buses and equal seating. The boycott lasted for an year, and affected the buses economically. -
RED - Little Rock 9
The Little Rock 9 were 9 African American students who were enrolled in Little Rock Central High School. These students garnered opposition from Orval Faubus, the racist governor of Arkansas. The crisis was averted when president Eisenhower sent federal troops to escort the Little Rock 9. -
GREEN - Chicano Movement (Mural Movement) (1960s)
The Chicano Mural Movement was a mural movement by Mexicans In the United States. This movement had Mexicans paint murals on walls. These murals depicted the culture of the Mexican-American individuals and brought Chicano muralism into the public eye. -
GREEN - Cesar Chavez
Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta founded National Farm Workers Association (NFWA) in 1962 to help migrant farm workers. It later became the United Farm Workers Union. This organization requested for safe working conditions for migrant workers. -
RED - 24th Amendment
This amendment was a measure for equal voting for everyone in the United States. The 24th Amendment abolished poll taxes for elections in the United States. -
RED - Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 relieved some of the existing restrictions for the voting of African Americans in the United States. It was established by Lyndon B Johnson and built upon the rights which were supposed to be guaranteed by the 15th Amendment. -
RED - Black Panthers
The black panthers were a black power movement and self-defense organization which fought for African American civil rights, especially in the ghetto regions of the United States. This group had enormous influence on African Americans and led to many blacks becoming more educated on their rights. -
RED - Thurgood Marshall appointed to the Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall was the first African American Supreme Court Justice. He supported civil rights and equality for African Americans. He helped rule many prominent cases including Brown v Board of education. -
BLUE - American Indian Movement (AIM)
The American Indian Movement was a civil rights group founded to promote and increase the rights of American Indians in the United States. It was an organization created to fight the inequality and racial profiling of American Indians. -
RED - MLK assassinated
Martin Luther King Jr. was a prominent civil right activist and fought for African American racial equality. He was assassinated by James Earl Ray in Kings hotel room. -
YELLOW - Sandra Day O’Connor appointed to the Supreme Court
Sandra Day O’ Connor was the first woman appointed as a Supreme Court Justice. She was a key vote in many prominent supreme court cases, including that of Roe v Wade (abortion) and civil rights. -
YELLOW - Sonia Sotomayor appointed to the Supreme Court
Sonia Sotomayor was the first Latina, Hispanic supreme court justice in the United States. She was appointed by President Barack Obama and confirmed in August.
