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13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment expanded civil rights because it outlawed slavery and involuntary servitude. -
14th Amendment
The 14th Amendment expanded civil rights because it granted citizenship to former slaves, equal protection from the laws, and no person was allowed to be deprived of life, liberty,or property -
15th Amendment
The 15th Amendment expanded civil rights because it allowed any race, color, or previous condition of servitude to vote. -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
The Plessy vs. Ferguson case expanded civil rights because it made people become aware that “separate but equal” was not really true. -
19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment expanded civil rights because it gave any sex the right to vote. -
Executive Order of 1948
The Executive Order of 1948 expanded civil rights because it abolished racial segregation in the armed forces. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
The Brown vs. Board of Education case expanded civil rights because it declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional. -
Montgomery Bus Boycot
The Montgomery bus boycott expnaded civil rights because it declared the Alabama and Montgomery laws requiring segregated buses to be unconstitutional. -
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat
Rosa Parks impacted the civil rights issue because she refused to give up her seat even though she was sitting in the colored section. It led to many other uprisings from other colored people. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
The Civil Rights Act of 1957 expanded civil rights because it protected the right to vote by African Americans. -
24th Amendment
The 24th Amendment expanded civil rights because it prohibits both Congress and the states from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on payment of a poll tax or other types of tax. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 expanded civil rights because it outlawed major forms of discrimination against African Americans and women, including racial segregation. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 expanded civil rights because it outlawed discriminatory voting practices that had been responsible for the widespread disenfranchisement of African Americans in the U.S. -
Civil Rights Act of 1968
The Civil Rights Act of 1968 expanded civil rights because it provided equal housing opportunities regardless of race, creed, or national origin.
