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13th Amendment
Slavery is abolished everywhere in the United States. -
14th Amendment
Written Civil Rights. This amendment was designed to grant citizenship to and protect the civil liberties of recenty freed slaves. It prohibited states from denying the privileges of any citizens United States citizens. -
15th Amendment
The right to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
The Supreme Court decided that the separation of races in pubic places did not violate the 14th amendment and was deemed legal. -
19th Amendment
Women gained the right to vote in the United States. -
Executive Order 9981
President Truman issues Executive Order 9981 to establish equality of treatment and opportunity in the Armed Services regardless of race. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
The father of an eight-year-old girl charged the board of education with violating her rights by denying her admission to an all-white elementary school. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks, a working black woman, refuses to move from her seat on the bus and Led the Montgomery Bus Boycott and was supported by President Nixon. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Resulted in a non-segregated bus system. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
Established federal commission on civil rights, established a civil rights division in the Justice Department to enforce civil rights laws, enlarged power to protect voting rights. -
24th Amendment
Barred poll taxes, gave the right to vote to many in poverty. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
A law that banned discrimination on the basis of race, sex, national origin, or religion in public places and most workplaces. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
A law that made it easier for African Americans to register to vote by eliminating discriminatory literacy tests and authorizing federal examiners to enroll voters denied at the local level. -
Civil Rights Act of 1968
A law that banned discrimination in housing.
