Civil Rights

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  • Dred Scott vs. Sandford

    Dred Scott vs. Sandford

    This case was significant because the court ruled that the Constitution did not give African American's rights. The court said African Americans were not American citizens and had no right to sue someone. They also ruled that they did not have the power to ban slavery.
  • 13th amendment

    13th amendment

    Prohibited slavery or forcing someone to serve another individual. This was the big push to crackdown on slavery and actually had the power to influence the country.
  • 14th amendment

    14th amendment

    This was another amendment that reinforced that African Americans were to have the same rights as white people. It detailed that anyone born on U.S. soil is given citizenship and are therefore granted protection under the law
  • 15th amendment

    15th amendment

    This amendment was significant because it guaranteed African Americans the right to vote. This helped encourage African Americans to vote and get into politics.
  • Plessy vs.Ferguson

    Plessy vs.Ferguson

    This was the court case that determined that racial segregation was justified under the words "separate but equal" in the Constitution. This paved the way for Jim Crow Laws to be put in place and encouraged and normalized segregation.
  • 19th amendment

    19th amendment

    It guaranteed everyone the right to vote no matter their sex. This help give women a voice and a chance to finally get things done in congress to ensure their rights and equal treatment.
  • Brown vs. Board of Education

    Brown vs. Board of Education

    In this case, the court ruled that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. This ended a long battle with segregation and overturned the Plessy vs. Ferguson ruling that people were "separate but equal".
  • Civil Rights Act of 1964

    Civil Rights Act of 1964

    This act outlawed any discrimination based on race, sex, sexual orientation, religion, color, national orientation, or gender identity. This is important because it finally meant that people could be punished for the discrimination against minority groups.
  • Voting Rights Act of 1965

    Voting Rights Act of 1965

    This act protected against racial discrimination in voting. This finally allowed black people the opportunity to have a voice and impact in the government. This made to divide in treatment between blacks and whites a little smaller.
  • Reed vs. Reed

    Reed vs. Reed

    The court decided that establishments estates could not be named in a way that discriminated against any sex intentionally.
  • Title IX

    Title IX

    This act was created to punish any publicly funded program if they discriminated against someone based on their sex. This helped start to end the gender discrimination in school sanction sports, colleges, and public schools
  • Regents of the University of California vs. Blake

    Regents of the University of California vs. Blake

    The court ruled that using race as a criterion for college admissions was constitutional. This helped encourage minorities to go to collehe
  • American with Disabilities Act

    American with Disabilities Act

    Prohibited anyone from discriminating against someone because of their disability. This was yet another law that help a minority group that was not treated as equal have the same rights as everyone else.
  • Obergefell vs. Hodges

    Obergefell vs. Hodges

    This case ruled that same-sex couples could not be denied the right to vote. Before this same-sex couples were not allowed to marry, so this case turned the publics' opinion about same-sex couple to a more positive light.

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