cival rights By john m Period: 1863 to 1863 slaves freeed Period: 1865 to 1865 slaves are now aloud out 1868 14th admetment 1870 e Fifteenth Amendment is passed guaranteeing the right to vote for all citizens regardless of race. 1890 Jim Crow laws become common in many southern states segregating blacks from whites. 1896 The Supreme Court rules that segregation is legal in the Plessy v. Ferguson case using the "separate but equal" argument. 1909 naacp 1947 jacky robinson is numebr one basball player