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Declaration of Independence
The Delcaration of Independence is a document, singed by our founding fathers, that freed us from British rule. -
Seneca Falls Convention
Thi was the first women's right conventionin American history. -
13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment is iportant because it abolished slavery in the US. -
14th Amendment
The 14th grants citizenship to everyone born in the US, including recently freed slaves. -
Plessy v Ferguson
Court case that decided racial segregation in public facilities under the doctrine of "seperate but equal". -
Colorado become firt state to allow women voting
Ratified a proposed constitutional amendment, HB 118, allowing women the right to vote. -
NAACP was Founded
The NAACP is the nation's oldest, largest and most widely recognized grassroots-based civil rights organization. -
19th Amendent
The 19th gives all American women the right to vote. -
Executive Order 10450
It revoked President Truman's 1947 Executive Order 9835 and dismantled its Loyalty Review Board program. -
Brown v Board of Education
The Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. -
One, Inc v Olesen
It is a landmark United States Supreme Court decision for LGBT rights in the United States. -
Illinois becomes first state to repeal sodomy laws
It is iportant because it changed the way that criminals were punished and treated in prison or on the streets. -
24th Amendment
The 24th prohibits any kind of poll tax in elections for federal officials. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This law outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
It outlawed the discriminatory voting practices adopted in many southern states after the Civil War, including literacy tests as a prerequisite to voting. -
Stonewall Inn riots
Police raided a gay bar and then gays started rioting against them. -
Title IX
It is a civil rights law prohibiting discrimination in education programs and activities receiving federal funds. -
Don't Ask Don't Tell
The official United States policy on service by gays and lesbians in the military instituted by the Clinton Administration -
Defense of Marriage Act
United States federal law that allows states to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages granted under the laws of other states. -
Mass. legalizes gay marriage
It is important because it gives gays recognition to get married even in one state. -
Don't Ask Don't Tell is repealed
Process for ending the Don't ask, don't tell policy, thus allowing gays, lesbians, and bisexuals to serve openly in the United States Armed Forces.
