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13th amendment
Abolished slavery, with the exception of being because of a punishment or crime -
14th amendment
granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to African Americans and slaves, who had been emancipated aftermthe american civil war -
15th amendment
prohibited the federal government in each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on a citizens race -
Plessy v Ferguson
The case began when African American man, Homer Plessy refused to sit in the car for blacks while riding the train The us supreme court created and upheld the separate but equal doctrine -
NAACP created
Founded by a group of African Americans. The mission was to serve the political, educational, social, and economic equality in order to eliminate discrimination -
19th amendment
Gave women the right to vote and get a say in the government. "The right of citizens of the US to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States on acct. of sex" -
Executive order of 9981
issued by president Truman who abolished all discrimination against people on the basis of race, color, religion, or origin the armed forces led to the end of segregation in all military services -
Brown v Board of Education
Racial segregation in public schools was ruled a violation of the 14th amendment to the constitution denies states from not allowing equal protection of the laws. Ruled that schools should be integrated from then -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Political and social protests against racism in the public transit system in Montgomery, AL. After other African Americans got arrested for not moving they avoided the bus, harming them financially -
SLCC founded
An African American civil rights organization which was used to get rid of segregation and promote goals of social equality. Huge role in civil rights movement -
Little Rock Nine
After schools became integrated nine African Americans students enrolled in the little rock high school. lead to the little rock nine which students were initially prevented from entering -
Civil rights act of 1957
first civil rights legislation passed by the US supreme court it established the civil rights section of the justice dep. and empowered federal prosecutors to obtain court injunctions against interference with the right to vote -
SNCC founded
founded by African Americans people, the SNCC was the principal channels to the civil rights movement which gave younger African Americans more freedom from segregation -
Freedom Riders
civil rights activist who rode interstate buses into segregated southern states to challenge the supreme court -
24th amendment
prohibits conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on payment of poll taxes. Exempted that "JIm crow laws" were being taken down. poll taxes aimed at the disenfranchise black voters -
civil rights act of 1964
outlawed discrimination practices based on race, color, sex, or groin. part of the 14th amendment prohibited application of voter registration, racial segregation in schools and all public places -
voting rights act of 1965
signed by president lyndon b. johnson aimed to break legal barriers that prevented african americans to vote it outlawed discrimination voting practices including test before voting -
MLK killed
MLK was shot and killed in Memphis, TN. angered many african americans and created violence within protests -
Chicano movement
civil rights movement extending the mexican american civil rights movement. the mural movement was an art movement where artists would use walls in public to depict Mexican american people. demonstrated pride and advocated fro political and social equality for Mexican americans -
equal rights amendment
founder of the national womens party, alice pual introdueced the equal rights amendment to congress proposed to the us gov. that they garentee equal legal rights for all americans regardless of sex