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!3th Amendment
Adresses citizenship rights and equal protection of law was proposedd to former slaves after the civil war. "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." -
14th Amendment
Due Process clause declared that states can not deny "life, liberty, or property" without the due process of law. The Fourteenth Amendment addresses many aspects of citizenship and the rights of citizens. "equal protection of the laws". -
15th Amendment
Equal voting rights for everyone. This granted African American men the right to vote by declaring that the "right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude." -
Jim Crow Laws
Laws that allowed segretation to be legal on a state and federal level. Jim Crow was not an actual person, he was a racist fictional character. This Law also seperated schools. -
Poll Taxes
Denying black men to vote thourgh legal maneuvering. During the time of poll taxes, most african americans didn't have jobs or make much money. This excused blacks from voting. -
Literacy Tests
Tests that determined if a person was educated enough to vote. Most african americans were part of slavery and they had no education so this prevented blacks from voting. A lot of the tests also had unfair questions and loopholes that prevented blacks from plassing their literacy tests. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
The rules were made that as long as facilities were equal they could be seperated. The decision was handed down by a vote of 7 to 1 agreeing with the decisioin. -
19th Amendment
This right prmised all women the right to vote.Women's suffrange was huge during this era. This amendment really helped pave the way for women's equal rights. -
The 19th Amendment
Women protested and raised public awareness for equal rights. The U.S. Constituition granted American women the right to vote.This right was called the suffrage. -
Sweatt v. Painter
Herman Sweatt, a black man, applied to the Texas University of Law School. The school rejected him because they claimed to be whites only. The court said race could not be a determining factor and Sweatt got admitted. -
Sweatt v. Painter
This situation challenged the equal but separate law.Hermon Sweatt was refusecd admission to a school of law.Agreed that students should have all equal oppurtunities with education. -
Brown v. Board of Education
This case allowed the seperation of colored and white schools to come to an end. This was a huge point in the fight for civil rights. It also was one of the most changing court cases. -
Brown v. Board of Education
This case shows the fight to make schools integrated, To let black and white children to be able to be in the same classromm and have the education.Segregation ends up being banned in poublic schools. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
African Americans refused to ride city buses in Montgomery, Alabama. This was one of the first majory protests against segregagtion. This was a result of Rosa Parks getting arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This act allowed discrimination of any sort to be illegal. No individual could be hired/fired/promotated due to race or sex. the word "sex" was also added in this amendment. -
24th Amendment
Prohibited any poll tax for federal officials . Congress has the ability to enfore this amendment. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Huge enforcement of the 15th amendment. Certain provisions were directed strongly at specific parts of the country. -
Robert Kennedy's Speech About MLK Death
Robert Kennedy gave a speech in Indianapolis. He was told he should not give this speech because the crowd was considered dangerous, but Kennedy did it anyway. This was a part of Kennedy's campaign. -
Reed v. Reed
Two girls were supposed to inherit estates. They were told they could not because men and women were not equal. The case declared that women must be equal to men and the girls got the estates. -
Reed v. Reed
This case was based on sex discrimination. Reed claimed that she her 14th amendment was being violated with the Equal Protection Clause. They made a specific code for gender equality . -
The Equal Rights Amendment
An amendment to the US Constitution stating that civil rights may not be denied on the basis of one's sex. This lead to the start of the women's movement. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
Homer Plessy was jailed for sitting on the "white" car of a train. Plessy's lawyer argued that the Separate Car Act violated the Thirteenth and Fourteenth amendments. This case created the "seperate, but equal" statement. -
Equal Rights Amendment
"Equality of rights under the law shall not be abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex." This amendment took years to get passed. the ERA brough lots of rights to women. -
Americans with Disabillities Act
" millions of Americans with disabilities are full-fledged citizens and as such are entitled to legal protections that ensure them equal opportunity and access to the mainstream of American life." The ADA gave rights to americans wirh disabillities. George W. Bush signed this act. -
Americans with Disabilities Act
The ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools, transportation, and all public and private places that are open to the general public.
