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Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence stated certain ideals that the colonists believed were important for man to have, such as liberty and equality. -
Seneca Falls Convention
It advertised itself as "a convention to discuss the social, civil, and religious condition and rights of woman -
13th Amendment
The 13th amendment to the US Constitution outlaws slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. -
14th Amendment
Granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to Afican Americans and slaves who had been emancipated after the Amercian Civil War. -
15th Amendement
Granted African American men the right to vote -
Colorado becomes the first state to grant women the right to vote
After a campaign led by Carrie Chapman Catt, Colorado men vote for women suffrage. -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
decision upholding the constitutionality of state laws requiring racial segregation in public facilities under the doctrine of "separate but equal". -
NAACP Founded
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is an African-American civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909. -
19th Amendement
Granted women the right to vote -
Executive Order 10450
the interests of the national security require that all persons privileged to be employed in the departments and agencies of the Government, shall be reliable, trustworthy, of good conduct and character, and of complete and unswerving loyalty to the United States -
Brown vs. Board of Education
United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional -
One, Inc v. Oleson
It was the first US supreme court ruling to deal with homosexualtiy and the first to address free speech rights with respect to homosexuality. -
Illinois becomes first state to repeal its sodomy laws
outlawed a variety of sexual acts were historically universal. -
24th Amendment
Prohibited any poll tax in elections for federal officials. -
Civil Rights Act 1964
prohibited discrimination in public places, provided for the integration of schools and other public facilities, and made employment discrimination illegal -
Voting Rights Act 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
a group of gay customers at a popular gay bar in Greenwich Village called Stonewall Inn, who had grown angry at the harassment by police, took a stand and a riot broke out -
Title IX
Title IX is a comprehensive federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program or activity. -
Dont Ask Dont Tell
the official United States policy on service by gays and lesbians in the military -
Defense of Marriage Act
DOMA passed both houses of Congress by large, veto-proof majorities and was signed by President Clinton. -
Massachusetts legalizes gay marriage
gay people were able to get married without a problem -
DADT
specifying that the policy would remain in place until the President, the Secretary of Defense, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff certified that repeal would not harm military readiness, followed by a 60-day waiting period.
