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14th Amendment
Right to citizenship, Due process of law, and equa, protection under la -
Plessy v. Ferguson
A court case that decided mandatory racial segregation was not a violation of the 14th amendment -
NAACP
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People -
Caesar Chavez
An american labor leader. -
Executive order 9981
abolished discrimination based on race and color -
Montgomery bus boycott
A boycott where african americans refused to ride city buses -
Little rock 9
Little rock 9 was a group of 9 African students who attended a school in little rock central that they were initially not permitted to attend because it was segregated -
Civil rights act 1957
It was the first civil rights act passed by the legislation -
Freedom riders
A group that rode a interstate bus into segregated southern united states -
Dr kings letter from birmingham
This was a letter that MLK wrote while locked in birmingham jail -
March on Washington
The freedom march where MLK gave his famous I have a dream speech -
24th amendment
Prevents congress and states from conditionalizing the votes -
Brown vs. Board of education
Brown vs Board of Education was a trail between segregation in schools for immigrants -
Civil rights act 1964
The congress decided on prohibiting discrimination in any form -
March from selma
A march along a 54 mile long highway that ended in violence -
AIM
A movement for Native americans -
MLK assassinated
The day that MLK was killed -
15th Amenment
Prevents states and the federal government from preventing anyone to vote -
ERA proposed
A amendment that would open up rights for minorities -
Black Panthers
A group of rights activist that where more aggressive