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Slavery is abolished, allowing for more freedom for African Americans -
Rights of citizenship, due process of law, and equal protection of the law. One of the most used amendments in court regarding equal protection -
15th amendment is passed, making it illegal to deny voting rights to people due to race, color or past servitude -
Supreme court legalized segregation, stating that it did not violate the constitution as long as facilities were equal in quality, or "separate but equal." -
Made it illegal to deny voting based on gender, giving women the right to vote -
President Harry S Truman signed the executive order 9981, which desegregated the military, helped forbid discrimination and established the FEPC (Fair Employment Practices Committee) -
Plessey v Ferguson is overturned, and segregation is deemed unconstitutional -
Rosa Parks is arrested and fined for refusing to give her seat to a white passenger, leading others to boycott buses in Montgomery. Montgomery government ends segregation as a result -
Established in 1957 and co-founded by Martin Luther King jr. The group worked with Black churches to organize non violent protests -
Group of 9 African American students who enrolled in former all white school -
Staged sit ins by a group of African American students in Greensboro NC. The students refused to give up their seats after they were denied service. -
Formed in the aftermath of the sit-ins in Greensboro, the SNCC was formed to organize nonviolent protests to fight for equal rights for African Americans -
Artists used walls in the city to help depict and celebrate Mexican American culture -
Groups of black and white Americans who rode on interracial buses together to protest segregation -
Speech made by MLK to talk about discrimination of African Americans and his dreams for racial harmony -
3 protest marches held to fight for African Americans right to freely express voting rights -
First Black Supreme Court Justice. Helped encourage civil rights in the justice system -
Civil rights activist Martin Luther King is killed, leaving many Americans to lose faith for a peaceful civil rights movement -
Civil rights organization made to help and protect of Native American rights and reclaim tribal land -
First women to be appointed to the supreme court and challenged gender norms