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13th Amendment
Abolished slavery in the United States -
14th Amendment
Rights of citizenship, due to process of law, and the equal process of the law -
15th Amendment
Right to vote should not be denied on account of race or color (African American rights to vote) -
Tuskegee Institute created
Founded by Booker T Washington “established a normal school for colored teachers”. Provided students with academic and vocational training -
Plessy v Ferguson
Landmark US Supreme Court Case that established constitutionality of racial segregation -
NAACP created
Story of organization that promoted equality of rights for colored people and eliminate racial discrimination -
19th Amendment
Right to vote should not be denied on the account of sex (women allowed right to vote) -
Equal Rights Amendments proposed
Proposed amendment that guaranteed equal legal rights for all american citizens regardless of sex -
Brown v Board of Education
Landmark Supreme Court case where the justices ruled racial segregation of children in public school to be unconstitutional -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus and go to the back as a civil rights protest -
Little Rock 9
Nine students enrolled in Little Rock high school and were prevented due to racial segregation -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
This allowed federal prosecution of anyone who tried preventing someone from voting -
Greensboro NC Sit Ins
Four African American students sat at a whites only lunch counter and refused to leave after being denied service. Protesting racial segregation -
Cesar Chavez
He was an American labor leader, community organizer, and latino american civil rights activist who co founded the national farm workers association -
Dr King’s Letter From Birmingham Jail
Open letter written on April 16 1963 which defends strategy of non violent resistance to racism -
I Have A Dream speech
Public speech by MLK during match on Washington for jobs and freedom where he called for civil and economic rights to end racism in the US -
24th Amendment
Prohibits the poll tax in elections -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Landmark federal legislation in the US that prohibits racial discrimination in voting -
Black Panthers
A political organization founded to challenge police brutality against the African American community -
MLK Assassination
April 1968 MLK was assassinated shot dead while standing on a balcony at 39 years old