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The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence states that
“all men are created equal … [and] are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights.” -
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A Look a Human Rights in the U.S throughout the Years
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The Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights guarantees civil and political rights to individual citizens, including: freedom of speech, religion, and association; the right to a fair trial; and the prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment. -
Seneca Falls Declaration
One hundred women and men sign the Seneca Falls Declaration proclaiming equal social, civil, and religious rights for women. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The 1863 Emancipation Proclamation helped to end slavery in the United States, eventually leading to the 13th Amendment (1865), which abolishes slavery, and the 14th Amendment (1868), which guarantees equal protection of the law to all people in the United States. -
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt launches the New Deal in an effort to bring the United States out of the Great Depression. Legislation passed under the New Deal establishes Social Security, bans child labor, legalizes trade union practices, and provides jobs to millions of Americans. -
United Nations is Established
The United Nations is established. One of its purposes is “promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms for all.” The United States is instrumental in helping create the United Nations. -
The American Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) are adopted
The American Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) are adopted. The United States leads the efforts to draft both documents. -
Brown v. Board of Education Court Case
In Brown v. Board of Education, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that racial segregation in public schools is unconstitutional. -
Martin Luther King, Jr. wins the Nobel Peace Prize
Martin Luther King, Jr. wins the Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent resistance to racial injustice in America. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlaws major forms of discrimination in voting, the workplace, schools and public accommodations
