Civil Rights

  • Declaration of Indepedence

    Declaration of Indepedence

    An idealized painting of Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson writing a draft of the United States Declaration of Independence.
  • Seneca Falls Convention

    Seneca Falls Convention

    The first women's rights convention that discussed the "social, civil, and religious condition and rights of woman".
  • 13th Amendment

    13th Amendment

    The Library of Cogress during Abraham Lincoln's inaugural address.
  • 14th Amendment

    14th Amendment

    A white and black man both recognized as American ciizensa after the 14ht Amendment was ratified.
  • 15th Amendment

    15th Amendment

    A drawn depiction of Amfrican Americans casting their first vote after the 15th Amendment was ratified.
  • Colorado becomes first state to grant women the right to vote

    Colorado becomes first state to grant women the right to vote

    Women now had the riht to vote in Colorado, later spreading to other states.
  • Plessy vs Ferguson

    Plessy vs Ferguson

    This court case upheld the constitutionality of state laws requiring racial segregation in public facilities under the doctrine of "separate but equal."
  • NAACP is founded

    NAACP is founded

    This organization was formed in order to "ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination".
  • 19th Amendment

    19th Amendment

    Frederick H. Gillett signing the 19th Amendment bill.
  • Executive Order 10450

    Executive Order 10450

    This revoked Truman's 1947 Executive Order 9835 and dismantled its Loyalty Review Board program. It charged the heads of federal agencies, supported by the FBI, with investigating federal employees to determine whether they posed security risks.
  • Brown vs Board of Education

    Brown vs Board of Education

    This court case declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional.
  • One, Inc v. Olesen

    One, Inc v. Olesen

    This was the first U.S. Supreme Court ruling to deal with homosexuality.
  • Illinois becomes first state to repeal its sodomy laws

    Illinois becomes first state to repeal its sodomy laws

    The state of Illinois repealed their laws that outlawed a variety of sexual acts
  • 24th Amendment

    24th Amendment

    The 24th Amendment 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

    Civil Rights Act of 1964

    This act outlawed the discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
  • Voting Rights Act of 1965

    Voting Rights Act of 1965

    This law aimed to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote under the 15th Amendment
  • Stonewall Inn riots

    Stonewall Inn riots

    These were a series spontaneous, violent demonstrations by members of the gay community against a police raid because they faced an anti-homosexual system.
  • Title !X

    Title !X

    This Act said that No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.
  • APA removes homosexuality as a mental disorder

    APA removes homosexuality as a mental disorder

    It was decided that homosexuality does not meet the criteria to be considered a mental illness.
  • Don't Ask Don't Tell

    Don't Ask Don't Tell

    This law prohibited openly gay people from serving in the military.
  • Defense of Marriage Act

    Defense of Marriage Act

    This law allows states to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages granted under the laws of other states.
  • Massachusetts legalized gay marriage

    Massachusetts legalized gay marriage

    The state of Massachusetts was the first state to legalize gay marriage.
  • Don't Ask Don't Tell is repealed

    Don't Ask Don't Tell is repealed

    Openly gay men and women are now allowed to serve in the military.