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Dred Scott v.Sandford
Dr. John Emerson bought Dred Scott a slave in 1933. They moved to a territory where lavery was banned. Scott sued stating that he should be free now that he lived in a place that banned slavery. The court ruled that Dred Scott was property and not a US citizen so he does not have the right to sue. This defined that slaves were property and did not have the rights of the constitution. -
13th amendment
The 13th amendment in layman's terms ended slavery in the US. It made slavery illegal. This amendment was passed by the Union during the civil war. Which was a war that was also about ending slavery. Which it did. The 13th amendment is important because it started the fight for African American's rights. It freed the slaves so they could fight for their rights -
14th Amendment
The 14th amendment was all about making the process of the confederacy rejoining the union more peaceful and easy. This amendment made all people naturalized into the US population are US citizens and have the rights of all US citizens. The civil rights part of it made freed slaves US citizens. So the 14th amendment has given more rights to African Americans. -
15th Amendment
The 15th amendment granted the right to vote to black males. Although it says that your voting right cannot be abridged by color or race but this doesn't mean women can vote. This gave African Americans the ability to vote in elections and have a say in the government by putting in people who will reach for civil rights changes. It helped black men but not women. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
This case was a step backward for civil rights. The case ended with black rights still being held back. The case allowed for him crow laws to be allowed in states and other segregation laws. Ferguson won the case. This didn't help the civil rights movement it actually hurt it by allowing segregation because of race. -
19th Amendment
After a long fight for the right to women's suffrage. It has come in 1920 an amendment was passed that allowed all women to vote in elections. This was a big leap in the woman's rights movement. They were finally able to vote for the people who would give them rights. -
Brown v. Board of Education
This case dealt with segregation by race in school systems at the time. The case was won by Brown. Ruling that racial segregation in schools is not allowed even if it is equally filled with people of color. This kind of canceled out Ferguson v. Plessy. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The civil rights act of 1964 was a big change for the civil rights of minorities. It prohibited the discrimination of people based on the color of their skin. This is important because this followed the civil rights movement which caused this bill to be passed. This bill ended segregation in schools. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
The voting rights act outlawed discrimination in voting areas based on color or race. This ended the voting practices of southern states which required literacy tests. Which targeted people of color. This was just another step forward for the civil rights of minorities in the US. -
Reed v. Reed
An Idaho law required that men be preferred to women in appointing administrators of the estate. The court ruled that Sally Reed had the right to be the administrator of the estate. The court stated that you cannot create laws that discriminate based on sex. This gave women more rights and this worked their amount of rights closer and closer to men's rights. -
Title IX
Title IX makes it illegal to discriminate in school or federal programs based on sex. This is important because women had been discriminate din school and seen as lesser and this title got rid of that. -
University of California vs Bakke
It ruled for Bakke that could not be discriminated against because he was white and not of color. The school could not constitutionally have racial quotas. But the schools could use affirmative action to allow more colored students to go to this school. This case mean that students could not be pushed aside because of race quotas. -
Americans with Disibilities Act
This act prohibited discrimination against individuals with disabilities. In areas such as employment, transportation, public accommodations, etc. For centuries possibly thousands of years people with disabilities have been treated as lesser people. But with this act, gives them equal opportunities for all. It put ramps into buildings, allowed for more disabled people to get jobs more easily. It is a great leap for people with disabilities. -
Obergefell v. Hodges
This case discusses same-sex marriage. It was ruled by the supreme court that same-sex marriage cannot be abridged. They cannot create laws making it harder for same-sex marriage to happen or single out this couple by requiring different. This is important for the civil rights of same-sex marriages.
