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The 14th Amendment
Granted citizenship to all people no matter race, religion, or gender -
The 15th Amendment
Allowed all men to vote no matter race or color -
Congress Passes the First Civil Rights Act
President Ulysses S. Grant passes the first civil rights act in the US -
The First Women’s Suffrage Amendment was Introduced in Congress, but was Defeated
The beginning of the Women Suffrage Movement -
Plessy v. Ferguson
A case that made it to the supreme court. The ruling was "Separate but Equal" -
NAACP Founded
Was created to abolish segregation and discrimination everywhere -
The 19th Amendment
This amendment gave women the right to vote -
Shelly v. Kraemer
Struck down racially restrictive housing. Which made housing available to all races -
Brown v. The Board of Education
Ended segregation in all schools -
Rosa Parks Refuses to Give Up Her Bus Seat
One of the major catalysts of the civil rights movement -
Montgomery Bus Boycotts
Happened after the arrest of Rosa Parks, was one of the starting protest in the civil rights era. -
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
The purpose was to advocate for Civil and Economic rights for People of color. The place where Martin Luther King gave his "I have a dream" speech. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
Ended discrimination of race, religion, gender, color in most places, especially work and public areas. -
NOW Formed
Founded to put pressure on the government to pass legislation that promoted equality for all genders. -
Green v. County School Board of New Kent County
One of the most important cases on school desegregation. Ruled "Freedom of Choice" provision. -
Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
The court ruled to create using programs that aimed to speed up the integration of schools. -
Maynard Jackson First Black Mayor in Georgia
One of the first Black Mayors elected in the south. -
Proposition 209 - California
Prohibited government institutions from considering race, gender, or ethnicity specifically in areas of employment. -
Barack Obama is the First Black President Elected in the US
The first Black President elected in the US, a major step of diversifying the federal government.