Foundations of American Government

Jim Crow Laws

1838

These were state and local laws that were being enforced on the colored people to tell them what they had to do and what they can't do.

Black Codes

1865

These were laws that were passed by the Democratic controlled states in 1865 right after the civil war. These were laws that had the intent to restrict the african americans freedom.

13th Amendment

Jan 31, 1865

This amendment abolished slavery and peonage in the United States.

14th Amendment

Jul 9, 1868

Guarantees that states may not interfere with the U.S. citizens privileges; that states may not deny a citizen the right to due process of law.

15th Amendment

Feb 3, 1870

This guarantees the right to vote regardless of race, color, or condition of servitude.

Plessy v. Ferguson

May 18, 1896

This court case was arguing about the state racial segregation.

19th Amendment

Aug 18, 1920

This guarantees suffrage to women.

Tenant Farming

1930

This was a farmer who is farming on rented land.

20th Amendment

Jan 23, 1933

Changed the start of congressional and presidential terms.

Civil Disobedience

1950

This was the act of refusing to obey the demands, commands.For example the sit-ins were a way of using civil disobedience by staying at the restaurant and taking up space there until they get served

Desegragation

Jul 26, 1951

This was the policy to end racial segregation.

Brown v. Board of Education

Dec 9, 1952

This court case was fighting for the colored kids to be able to go school.

Thurgood Marshall

1954

Thurgood Marshall won a court case that made segregation for both the whites and blacks illegal in the U.S.

Desegregation

1955

It is the ending of a policy for racial segregation.

Rosa Parks

Dec 5, 1955

She went got arrested and started the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Montgomery Bus Boycott

Dec 5, 1955

This was a way to protest against the policy of racial segregation on public transportation.

Orville Faubus

Aug 20, 1959

He was governor of Arkansas and orders the Arkansas National Guard to prevent the colored people to Little Rock High school

Sit-ins

Feb 1, 1960

Four college students went to restaurant and the cook didn't want to serve the college students so they decided to take up space so that the restaurant wouldn't get any business until they got served at that restaurant.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Aug 28, 1963

Martin Luther King gave a speech that influenced the civil rights movement and more people joined that movement.

24th Amendment

Jan 23, 1964

This abolished poll taxes

Head Start

1965

These were used to help low-income families and children with health, education, nutritional, and other services that were determined on family needs assessments.

Nonviolent Protest

Mar 25, 1965

This was a peaceful protest and they weren't trying to be violent but the cops were still beating all the colored people. People used this to show that the police will still be aggressive with them even though they were not doing anything bad.Like the Selma to Montgomery march.

Upward Bound

Aug 26, 1965

This gave opportunities to kids to pursue a higher education.

Lester Maddox

Jan 11, 1967

He refused to serve black college students at his restaurants and then later became the 75th Governor of Georgia

26th Amendment

Jul 1, 1971

This gave the right to 18 year olds to vote.