Civil Rights

  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Abraham Licoln actually issued the Emancipation Proclamation twice
  • 13th Amendment Passes

    Abolished slavery in the United States
  • 14th Amendment Passes

    14th Amendment extended liberties and rights granted by the Bill of Rights to the former slaves
  • 15th Amendment Passes

    15th Amendment granted African-American men the right to vote
  • Women the Right to Vote

    The 19th Amendment guarantees all American Women the Rights to Vote
  • 19th Amendment Passes

    The 19th Amendment granted women the right to vote