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13th Amendment
The 13th amendment abolished slavery in the US
- it expanded the civil rights because it gave freedom the the african american people -
14th Amendment
The 14 amendment granted citizenship to all persons born or natrualized in the US, it also forbids the state in denying any person "life, liberty or property, without due process of law" or to "deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”
-this amendment directly mentions what the role of the states should be, therefore it expanded the protection of civil rights -
15th Amendment
-granted African American men the right to vote
-declared 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."
-it expanded the civil rights because it allowed african american men vote and be more equal to other men -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Plessy vs. Ferguson was a case in which Plessy a young colored man tried to sit in a white only car and was jailed and later sent o court. He was found guilty and said that it violated the 14th and 15th amendments.
-Plessy's case didnt really expand the civil rights, it might of actually set it back becauase the Plessy decision set that "separate" facilities for blacks and whites were constitutional as long as they were "equal." -
19th Amendment
Allowed women the right to vote
-This allowed women to be more involved in the civil rights movements -
Executive Order
The Executive Order was passed by President Truman and it declared that all people in the armed forces will be equal without regarding race, religion, color, or national orgin
-this expanded the civil rights by allowing equality in the military -
Brown vs. Board of Education
this case was about a young black girl not being able to go to a school close to her house because it was an all white school, instead she was forced to go to a black school that was far away. Her parents, along with other parents, went to the supreme court and argued their case and won.
-this help create equality in school with blacks and white, which expanded the civil rights -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks was a black woman who refused to give up her middle row seat in a bus
-helped outlaw jim crow laws
-civil rights came more into action -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Blacks in Montgomery, Alabama decided that they would boycott the city buses until they could sit anywhere they wanted
-after this Martin Luther King, Jr. as president of the SCLC
-founded the SCLC (southern christian leadership conference) -
Civil Rights Act
President Eisenhower signed the Civil Rights Act to establish a gurantee to the right to vote for blacks
-established the commission on civil rights
-was the real kick off for civil rights -
24th Amendment
prohibited poll tax in elections for federal officials
-the right of all US citizens to freely cast their votes has been secured -
Civil Rights Act
made racial discrimination in public places illegal and required employers to provide equal employment opportunities
-this expanded the civil rights even more in not letting blacks be discriminated when the go out in public -
Voting RIghts Act
was a addition to the civil rights acts of 1964
-expanded the civil rights acts -
Civil Rights Act
prohibited discrimination in public places
-was the last to help expand the civil rights and racism wasnt as bad
