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Abolished slavery In the United States.
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Granted Citizenship to "all persons born or naturalized in the U.S." including former slaves.
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African American men the right to vote.
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U.S. supreme court case that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities as long as they are equal.
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The National Association of Colored People
Americas oldest civil rights organization -
The right for anybody of any sex to vote.
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Supreme Court case justices ruled unanimously that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional.
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A civil rights protest when African Americans refused to ride the city buses in Montgomery, Alabama, to protest the segregated seating.
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a public speech delivered by MLK during the march on Washington for jobs and Freedom
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U.S. labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
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Washington Heights, New York City, NY
assassinated by rival black Muslims while addressing his organization of Afro-Americans Unity the Audubon Ballroom -
Overcome legal barriers at the state and levels that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote as guaranteed under the 15th amendment.
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Virginia's interracial marriage law violated the 14th amendment to the constitution.
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Memphis Tennessee
Was shot while standing on a balcony outside his hotel. -
an amendment to the U.S. Constitution stating that the civil rights may not be denied based on ones sex.
