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13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment abolished slavery in congress this was important because this was a major step in the civil rights movement -
14th amendment
The 14th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified in congress on July 9, 1868, and granted citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States,” which included former slaves recently freed. This was important because slaves could finally count as citizens . -
15th amendment
The Fifteenth Amendment (Amendment XV) to the United States Constitution prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude." It was ratified on February 3, 1870 in congress . This was important because people had been fighting for african americans right to vote . -
Plessy V. Ferguson
Plessy v. Ferguson, (1896), is a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in the jurisprudence of the United States, upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation even in public accommodations, under the doctrine of "separate but equal". This was important because it was a small step toward complete equality . -
Mendez v. Westminster
Three mexican childredn were denied the right to register at an all white school , 17th Street School . They fought against it and won . This was important because California became the first state to integrate schools . -
Equality in armed forces
President Truman signed an executive order which eliminated discrimination in the armed forces . This was important because it was one of the first steps towards equality . -
Brown V. Board of education
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional -
Emmett Till
Fourteen year old black Emmett Till was murdered for flirting with a white woman . This was important because it became a big cause for the civil rights movement . -
Rosa Parks seat refusal
Rosa Parks a NAACP member refused to give up her seat to a white passenger and was arrested in Montgomery Alabama . This was important because one year later the bus boycott led to the desegregation of public buses . -
Little Rock 9
In Little Rock , Arkansas nine black students are blocked from entering a previously all white school . This was important because it showed even though integration was set the South wouldn't back down . -
Segregated sit in
Greensboro , North Carolina four black students began a sit in at woolworths segregated lunch counter . This was important because sit ins would lead to integrating public places in the deep South . -
I have a dream
200,000 people join the march on Washington and MLK delivers his famous "I Have a Dream" speech . This was important because we still feel the power and significance of that speech to this day . -
Poll tax
The 24th amendment aboloshes the poll tax which was instituted in Southern states making it difficult for poor blacks to vote . This was important because blacks could now vote without discrimination . -
March to Montgomery
In Selme , Alabama blacks began a march to Montgomery to support voting rights but are met by police creating "Bloody Sunday " . This was important because the rest of America could see what they had to unjustly face . Five months later the voting rights act passed . -
Loving v. Virginia
The supreme court ruled that prohibiting interracial marriage is unconstitutional . This was important because they could finally make a decision that seems so normal today . -
Housing act
President Johnson signed the civil rights act of 1958 prohibiting discrimination in the sale , rental , and financing of housing . This was important because now people could live and purchase property wherever they wanted .