Diverse

By mirahmelton@gmail.com
  • 2013 BCE

    Shelby County v. Holder

    The Supreme Court voids key provisions of the Voting Rights Act, leading to concerns over voter suppression.
  • 1975 BCE

    Voting Rights Act Amendments

    This amendment protections for language minorities, ensuring they can participate in elections.
  • 1964 BCE

    Civil Rights Act

    This act forbids discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, which impacts voting rights.
  • 1952 BCE

    McCarran-Walter Act

    This act allows Asian immigrants to become U.S. citizens, leading to a significant change in immigration protocol.
  • 1882 BCE

    Chinese Exclusion Act

    This act was the first significant law to restrict immigration based on ethnicity; bars Chinese laborers from entering the U.S.
  • 1870 BCE

    Naturalization Act Amendment

    This amendment allows persons of African descent to become citizens, however, Asian immigrants continued to be excluded.
  • 1865 BCE

    End Of Civil War

    The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery, but many former slaves remained disenfranchised.
  • 1790 BCE

    Naturalization Act

    The law became the first to regulate citizenship; only free white persons could become citizens.
  • 1787 BCE

    U.S Constiution

    U.S. Constitution
    In this era only white male landowners could vote; other ethical groups and sexes were excluded.
  • 1176 BCE

    Timeline of American Citizenship and Diversity

    Declaration of Independence
    - Created a sense of equality, however slavery and Native American exclusion still existed.