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happened after the civil war and it abolished slavery (african american) -
rights of citizenship, due process of law, and equal protection of the law. the 14th amendment has become one of the most used amendments in court to date regarding the equal protection clause. (African Americans, Native Americans, Chicanos, Women) -
gave african americans the right to vote (african american) -
booker t washington created a school that colored teachers would be accepted, also provided students with different trainings (african american) -
was a supreme court decision which was to decide if racial segregation was constitutionality under “separate but equal” doctrine (african american) -
created to help african americans gain rights during the civil rights (african american) -
women's right to vote (woman) -
have equality for the sexes and prohibit discrimination ( African Americans, Native Americans, Chicanos, Women) -
president truman abolished discrimination “on the basis of race, color, religion or national origin” in the military (integrated units) -
integrated public schools. overturns plessy v ferguson (african american) -
civil rights protest in which african american refused to ride city buses protesting segregated seating. key person rosa parks (African Americans, Native Americans, Chicanos, Women) -
advance civil rights in a non- violent manner. key member MLK (African Americans, Native Americans, Chicanos, Women) -
governor orval faubus prevented 9 african american students from entering the high school. president eisenhower uses national guard to protect students entry into the school (african american) -
president eisenhower established the civil rights section of the justice department and empowered federal prosecutors to obtain court injunctions against interference with the right to vote (African Americans, Native Americans, Chicanos, Women) -
student political organization civil rights movement group. Used nonviolent tactics (african american) -
four african american students sat at a whites only lunch counter and refused to leave after being denied service. protesting racial segregation (african american) -
mexican american civil rights movement. artists began using the walls of city buildings, housing projects, schools, and churches to depict mexican- american culture (chicano) -
civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated southern US challenged and protested local laws that ignored integration (african americans) -
in 1962 co- founded the national farm workers association (later called the united farm workers union) was a latino american civil rights activists (chicano) -
he defends the strategy of nonviolent resistance to racism (african american)