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the 13th amendment gets rid of any form of slavery, except for a punishment to a crime. it was significant, because it abolished slavery, and created some what of an equal rights for african americans -
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.
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The 15th amendment states that any american can vote, no matter what color they are or condition of servitude. this became significant,because it helped the cause of equal rights, which gave african americans the right to vote, which had never been done before (african americans) -
founded by booker T washington, an african american, to teach the industry of agriculture and promote the progress and importance of their race. This helped emphasize the learning abilities of african Americans, and helped inform them of their own race. some believed he de-promoted the racism around him and discrimination, but he was just there to teach other african americans (african american) -
a supreme court judgment used the constitution of racial segregation under the seperate but equal doctorine. The case started from Homer plessy refusing to sit in a car for african americans. this was important because it first started establishing the constitutionality of racial segregation. it stopped the constritution challenging to racial segregation (african american) -
national association for the advancement of colored people. created to abolish the segregation and discrimination of colored people in places like the public, education, transportation, ect. they wanted to make sure their constitutional rights were put in place and held accountable. they upheld the civil rights struggle and fought injustices (african american) -
This amendment granted women the right to vote. this ratified parts of women's suffrage and ended centuries of protests and became a staple in women's civil rights (women) -
was a proposed amendment to congress that allowed all equal rights to all americans no matter what sex. it was made to end legal discriminations in things such as divorce, property, employment, ect. this significance put gender directly in the constitution to protect all genders. (women) -
the U.S. Supreme Court decided that the Court ruled that united states state laws creating racial segregation in public schools are unfair and unconstitutional, even if they were fair in quality. this is significant to civil rights movement, because it ment all skin colors could finally get the same education at the same place. the colored people didnt have to go hours away just to get an education that could of been minutes away (african americans) -
The Montgomery bus boycott is a civil rights protest where african Americans decided not to ride the city busses in Montgomery Alabama to inform and protest segregating seating. it happened from december 1955-december 1956. this event was very significant to civil rights, because it helped african americans show their emotions about the segregated seating and make actual progress in equality (african americans) -
the little rock 9 was a group of 9 african american students who first enrolled in a aall white central high school in little rock arkansas 1957. president eisenhower sent federal troops to escort the african students into school. this drew national attention to the civil rights movement and finally made the first change to equality starting in schools (african americans) -
the civil rights act of 1957 allowed a commission on civil rights to find civil rights violations and create a civil rights division in the department of justice. it allowed the prosecution for people who didnt allow people their right to vote. this was important to the civil rights movement, because it truly made it possible for every citizen to vote, without other peoples opinions on if they should vote or not (everyone) -
The SNCC, student nonviolent coordinating committee, was an organization that gave the younger african americans a voice in the civil rights movement. the SNCC thought that SCLC wasn't in touch with the younger crowd of african americans who wanted their voice to be heard, and the SNCC gave them the opportunity. this helped the civil rights movement make progress because now it wasn't just adults and parents, it was everyone
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the chicano movement was in the 1960s, it was also called the chicano civil rights or el movimento. this was a civil rights movement prolonging the mexican american rights trying to reach the goal of mexican american empowerment. this was significant,because it made public the racism toward mexican americans, and brought equality to their lives as well.
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The freedom riders were a group of both african americans and white people who both wanted civil rights, and would take bus trips to protest segregation. they tried to break the status quo and challenged laws in the south. their impact caused violent reactions and national attention, but somewhat had shaken the credibility of the civil rights movement. they eventually has success of convincing the government to create a law for the integration of interstate travel -
the 24th amendment outlawed the poll tax needed for the ability to vote. This made every american be able to vote, because they didnt have to pay the taxes that were earlier required. This was significant, because it gave everyone an opportunity to vote no matter how wealthy or poor they were, they had a voice -
on august 6th 1965, president lyndon johnson banned the biased voting operation adopted in many southern states after the civil war. this included literacy tests as an essential way to vote. this was very important, because it made it that so anyone who was an american citizen, could be able to vote, and that the voting wasnt biased -
the black panthers were a party of self defense against the police brutality that was occuring. it was founded by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale in 1966. They believed in black nationalism, socialism, and self defense. they were a political movement who wanted racial pride and equality for african americans. they were important, because it was a group of their own standing up and defending the brutality going around that no one else could -
July 1986 in minneapolis, minnesota the american indian movement was founded. The american indian movement also known as AIM, was an american indian advocate group which was organized to cope with issues such as leadership and treaties. AIM was also protesting things like racism and civil rights violations against native americans. this movement was significant to civil rights, because their whole goal was to help equality for native americans, -
On April 4th 1968, Martin Luther King Jr was brutally assisinated in Memphis Tennesee by James Earl Ray. Because of his importance in the civil rights movement, his death caused hundreds of riots in America. Most of these riots were violent, which was not what MLK would have wanted. Although the riots and violence that occured, it helped speed the way for an equal housing bill which was one of the last legislative achievements for the civil rights movement.