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Congress Passes the First Civil Rights Act
The first civil rights act was the first federal law to say that all citizens have equal protection under the law. -
14th Amendment
The 14th amendment gave citizenship to african-americans who had been emancipated following the American Civil War. -
15th Amendment
The 15th amendment granted african-americans the right to vote. -
The First Women's Suffrage Amendment was Introduced in Congress, but Didn't Pass
The first amendment proposing to given women the right to vote was brought up in 1878, but was promptly shot down in the first official senate vote. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
This landmark supreme court case established the doctrine of separate but equal for the first time. -
The NAACP is Founded
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is very prominent throughout the various civil rights movements of the 20th century. -
19th Amendment
The 19th amendment states that the right to vote is not contingent to sex. -
Shelly v Kraemer
This supreme court case made it so that racial housing covenants are illegal. -
Brown v. Board of Education
This supreme court case declared that segregation in schools was unconstitutional. -
Rosa Parks Refused to Give Up her Bus Seat
In 1955 Rosa Parks refused to move to the back of her bus when asked by a bus driver. Her refusal led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which was one of the largest victories for the civil rights movement. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The civil rights act banned discrimination based on race, sex, religion, or national origin. -
Green v. County School Board of New Kent County
This supreme court case allowed for freedom of choice forms to become available to african-american students. -
Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
This supreme court case made it illegal to segregate school buses. -
Proposition 209 - California
This proposition banned government institutions from considering race sex or ethnicity.