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13th Amendment
Stated that slavery was illegal, began the end of slavery. -
1868
Rights of citizenship, due process of law, and equal protection of the law. The 14th amendment has become one of the most used amendments in court to date regarding the equal protection clause. -
15th Amendment
African American males gained the right to vote. -
Tuskegee Institute created
1st African American air force branch during WW2, never lost a dogfight with protecting bombers from germans, led to desegregation in military. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
Established constitutionality of racial segregation, “separate but equal”. -
NAACP created
Created by the response of violence on african americans, a well known organization of african americans that help the african community and protects african americans rights. -
19th Amendment
Women are able to vote. -
Executive Order 9981
Abolished discrimination on the basis in race, color and religion. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Protest about racial discrimination on a public transit. -
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) formed
Organization that advanced civil rights in a non violent manner. -
Little Rock Nine
First High School in the south that became interracial. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
Empowered federal officials to prosecute individuals and conspired to deny or abridge another citizens rights to vote. -
Chicano Movement (Mural Movement)
American Mexican movement, created murals about Mexican culture, protest technique to earn equality. -
Greensboro, NC Sit-ins
4 African Americans sat at a restaurant where blacks weren’t allowed to eat at, used this technique to protest. -
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) formed
Student political organization civil rights movement group. -
Freedom Riders
Civil rights activist who rode interstate buses into the segregated southern U.S challenged and protested local laws. -
Cesar Chavez
Co founded the National Farm Workers association, won workers rights for Hispanic farmers. -
Dr. King’s: “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”
Defends the strategy of nonviolent resistance to racism -
March on Washington: “I have a dream” speech
Declared that racism should be over and that society should focus on the dream to racial equality and unity. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
LBJ outlaws discrimination based on the race, color, religion, sex and national original.
