Achieve equal opportunity and justice

By GarwoodD

  • Martin Luther King Jr.

    Start of the American Civil Rights Movement.

  • Affirmative Action

    Created by executive order 10925, and signed by President John F. Kennedy.

  • March on Washington

    Woman's Rights & Founded shelters for battered women. The Peace Movement,
    The Environmental Movement, &
    The Woman's Rights Movement
  • Period: to

    1970s & 1980s

    Opponents started a movement of their own. As protection. Called the "New Right."
    1. Complete freedom to make money through business.
    2. Get rid of public property (Parks & Schools).
    3. Cut taxes for rich Americans.
    4. Cut funding for public services. This did not help the poor, but helped the rich get richer. Regan became President and went against Civil Rights and Women's Rights. Closed many government agencies.

  • Homeless

    One million Americans became homeless.

  • Civil Rights Act

    Senator Edward Kennedy (D - MA), introduced Civil Rights Act of 2008.

  • Shelby County vs. Holder

    Must get clearance from Congress to change voter rules to secure racial minorities against negative treatment.

  • National Center for Civil and Human Rights

    The museum The National Center for Civil and Human Rights opens in Atlanta.

  • National Conference of State Legislators