Civil Rights

By DanK17
  • Dred Scott v Sanford

    Dred Scott v Sanford

    Dred Scott was a slave in Missouri. He however resided in Illinois which at the time was considered a free state. He was fighting for his freedom as a free man in a free state. However, the court decided that no slave was free regardless of the state they were in.
  • The 13th Amendment

    The 13th Amendment

    The 13th amendment was created to abolish slavery. It also stated that the only form of slavery would be imprisonment for committing a crime. After this law came out many black people were targeted and imprisoned. Other things like sharecropping became a commonality in states upset with the new law.
  • The 14th Amendment

    The 14th Amendment

    The 14th Amendment is based on equal protection for all people including former slaves. it was adopted into the constitution in July of 1868. You are guaranteed these laws if you are natural-born citizens.
  • The 15th Amendment

    The 15th Amendment

    This aw was created for voting purposes. therefore this law said that no citizen will be denied the right to vote based on color, race, and previous condition of servitude. although this was passed, voting was still hard to do for black people. even after the law was passed civil rights activists still had to fight for fair rights.
  • Plessy v Ferguson

    Plessy v Ferguson

    There was a rule that separated black and white people from riding in the same train cart together. this was just a part of the segregation laws. Plessy sat in a white car and was asked to move but he did not move. so he was arrested. in the trial the thing argued was does it violate the 13th and 14th amendment. Plessy lost this argument. they claimed that segregation had nothing to do with equality.
  • The 19th Amendment

    The 19th Amendment

    This amendment was made for voting relating to sex. States could no longer prohibit a woman from voting just because they are a woman. This was an important time in female rights history. Women marched the same as civil rights activists in order to have basic human rights.
  • Brown v Board of Education

    Brown v Board of Education

    in the jim crow law era. students were separated by race. in this case, it was argued that this violated the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment. it was voted this segregation did violate the clause. this was important because students of color could work with their white counterparts. it gave black people more opportunity as well however hate for them still came.
  • The Civil Rights Act of 1964

    The Civil Rights Act of 1964

    This is an act made to stop biases and discrimination. This relates to things including race, and sex. This discrimination consists of firing and hiring also promotions. This act wouldn't come into play if it was for several civil rights activists fighting for years to receive the proper respect in the workplace.
  • Voting Rights Act of 1965

    Voting Rights Act of 1965

    This outlawed discriminatory voting practices. Several of these practices were adopted by southern states after slavery. Examples of these practices would be literacy tests. This act helped push the 15th amendment.
  • Reed v Reed

    Reed v Reed

    This case was appointing administrators of estates Mr and Mrs sally reed were separated and after the death of their adopted son fought for his estates. the argument was that the Idaho probate code violated the 14th amendment. the vote was that the dissimilar treatment of men and women was unconstitutional. this is important more for the future. in some cases, females are more favored in certain situations by the court. it makes us question a lot of cases.
  • Title IX

    Title IX

    this is a Federal Civil rights law. This was created to stop discrimination of sex in schools. This was done for educational programs that receive federal money. This was created in 1972.
  • Regents of the University of California v Bakke

    Regents of the University of California v Bakke

    Allen Bakke a 35-year-old white man applied to the university of college medical school and was denied twice. this medical program was for minority students seeing as minority students were known for being denied into medical programs based on race. the question asked, in this case, was did this action violate the civil rights act of 1964. they favored Bakke but some believed that this did not violate the act. this is important because this case makes minorities look like hypocrites.
  • Americans Disability Act

    Americans Disability Act

    This Act is similar to those of civil rights and voting acts. This makes it so that people with disabilities will not be discriminated from the workplace. This includes promotions, hiring, and firing. This was important because people with disabilities were seen as lesser. Now they can be treated as an average citizen because of it.
  • Orbergefell v Hodges

    Orbergefell v Hodges

    this case had to deal with same-sex couples. it was argued that same-sex marriage was a part of the 14th amendment and that the states Tennessee, Michigan, Ohio and, Kentucky violated this. it was voted that the 14th amendment was being violated. this case was important because it widened the understanding of the civil rights acts.

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