Civil Rights

  • Slavery abolished

    Slavery abolished

    the 13th amendment abolished slavery in the united states
  • The 14th amendment

    The 14th amendment

    granted equal protection to african americans and was one of three amendments passed to abolish slavery
  • The 15th amendment

    The 15th amendment

    granted blacks the right to vote
  • Women's Righs

    Women's Righs

    Women gain the right to vote
  • Montgomery bus boycott

    Montgomery bus boycott

    Was a protest campaign led by Martin Luther King Jr against racial segregation on the public transit system of montgomery
  • Civil Rights act of 1957

    Civil Rights act of 1957

    Allowed federal prosecution to anyone who tried to prevent someone from voting
  • Greensboro sit in

    Greensboro sit in

    removed racial segregation in the southern united states
  • March on Washington

    March on Washington

    peaceful protest for jobs and freedom
  • Malcolm X Assassination

    Malcolm X Assassination

    former nation of islam leader and organization of Afro-American unity founder was assassinated at a rally
  • MLK Assassination

    MLK Assassination

    Civil rights leader who was assassinated on his hotel balcony