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Key Legislation of the Civil Rights Movement

By mpturner

  • 13th Amendment

    13th Amendment
    The 13th amendment ended slavery.

  • 14th Amendment

    14th Amendment
    The 14th amendment granted former slaves citizenship rights.

  • 15th amendment

    15th amendment
    The fifteenth amendment granted former slaves the right to vote.

  • Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Plessy vs. Ferguson
    In this case the Supreme Court ruled that separate but equal facilities was lawful. This provided states with the freedom to enforce racial segregation.

  • Brown vs. Board of Education, 1954

    Brown vs. Board of Education, 1954
    This Supreme Court case overturned Plessy vs. Ferguson. The Supreme Court ruled that separate facilities were inherently unequal.

  • 1964 Civil Rights Act

    1964 Civil Rights Act
    Congress passed this act to outlaw discrimination based on color.

  • Voting Rights Act of 1964

    Voting Rights Act of 1964
    The Voting Rights Act of 1964 outlawed practices that kept African Americans from voting.