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Dred Scott v. Sanford
The Dred Scott v. Sanford was a case where the Supreme Court ruled that African Americans were not American citizens weather they were free or not. African Americans also could not sue in federal court. This case also argued that Congress did not go to it's full potential and or do all they could have done to ban slavery in U.S territories. At the end of this case the court said the rights of slave owners were protected in the constitution by the 5th Amendment. -
13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment ended slavery and involuntary servitude. Involuntary servitude is in which the victim is forced to do work for the defendant by threatening the victims with physical injury. This amendment was passed by Congress on January 31, 1865. -
14th Amendment
The 14th Amendment was used as one of the reconstruction amendments and granted citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the United States. This also included former slaves. All citizens had equal protection of the laws. -
15th Amendment
This amendment states that the citizens of the United States have the right to vote no matter your race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It prohibits the federal government and states from denying a citizen the right to vote. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
The Plessy v. Ferguson case was a decision made by the Supreme Court that stated that racial segregation laws for public facilities as long as they were equal in quality. This case became known as a doctrine "separate but equal" -
19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment was ratified on August 18th,1920. This amendment states that the United States and states are prohibited from denying the right to vote to citizens of the U.S. based off of sex. In a shorter description this amendment focused on the right to vote for women. -
Brown v. Board of Education
The Brown v. Board of Education case was a decision made by the U.S. Supreme Court that ruled that U.S. state laws that established racial segregation in public schools is unconstitutional. -
Civil Rights Act of 1954
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a labor law in the U.S. that outlaws discrimination that is based on color, race, religion, sex,. It makes sure and or declares no discrimination when hiring. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 also prohibits discrimination but in voting. It gave minorities the right to vote. -
Reed v. Reed
In the Reed v. Reed case the court ruled that the law's treatment of men and women was unconstitutional. This let members of either sex have their preference and not be named in a way that discriminates between sexes. -
Title IX
Title IX protects from discrimination based on sex throughout educational programs and or any activities that lie on the line of federal finance assistance. -
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
The Regents of the University of California v. Bakke dealt with a colored male who tried to apply to a college twice, and got rejected both times because of his race.It allowed race to be one of the many factors that went into the college admission policy. -
Americans with Disabilities Act
The Americans with Disabilities Act protects Americans with disabilities of discrimination in the workplace. This act also applies for schools and other settings. This act was originally passed by Congress in 1990. -
Obergefell v. Hodges
The Obergefell v. Hodges case gave people the right to marry the same sex due to the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.
