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Dred Scott v. Sandford
Dred Scott had been a slave that had lived in Illinois for 10 years so as he headed back to Missouri he sued for his freedom claiming to be a free man. The court ended up ruling that Dred Scott was not an American citizen so he could not sue in the court. -
13th Amendment
The 13th amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except for punishment for a crime. -
14th Amendment
The 14th Amendment granted citizenship to individuals who were born or naturalized within the United States making freed slaves citizens of the United States and provided everyone equal protection under the law. -
15th Amendment
The 15th amendment granted everyone U.S. citizen the right to vote regardless of their race or previous position of servitude -
Plessy v. Ferguson
Plessy v. Ferguson is a case that the Supreme Court settled in 1896 in which the Supreme Court sided that upheld segregation laws as long as the quality of the facilities for the ones being segregated were of decent quality. -
The 19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment makes it so no U.S. citizen should be denied the right to vote regardless of their sex. Women get the rights to voting. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education was a case that the Supreme Court handled in 1954 stating that racial segregation within schools was unconstitutional. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The civil rights act of 1964 outlaws discrimination of any kind based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or sexual identity. It also deals with outlawing discrimination of race, color, and sex in promoting, hiring, or firing. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
The voting rights act of 1965 prohibits racial discrimination when it comes to voting within the United States -
Reed v. Reed
Reed v. Reed was a landmark case that the Supreme Court handled in which they ruled that administrators of estates cannot be named in a way that is discriminatory against sexes. -
Title IX
Title IX is a federal civil rights law that prohibits any sex-based discrimination for any school or education program that receives federal money. Established in 1972. -
Regents of the Univ. of Cal. v. Bakke
Regents of the Univ. of Cal. v. Bakke was a case that the Supreme Court settled in 1978 in which they upheld affirmative action allowing race to be one of several factors in college admission policies. -
Americans with Disabilities Act
This act that was established in 1990 is a civil rights law that prohibits any discrimination because of a disability. -
Obergefell v. Hodges
Obergefell v. Hodges is a landmark case in which the Supreme Court ruled that the fundamental right to marry is guaranteed and allowed between same-sex couples by both the due process clause and the equal protection clause in the 14th amendment.