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Civil Rights Movement

  • Dred Scott v. Sandford

    Dred Scott v. Sandford

    Any African American was not considered U.S. Citizens, so they do not have the right to trial. Also, the Missouri Compromise of 1820 is called unconstitutional due to the violation of the 5th amendment of slave owners.
  • The 13th Amendment

    The 13th Amendment

    Abolished slavery within any place in the United States.
  • The 14th Amendment

    The 14th Amendment

    Any person born in the United States is granted Citizenship and are given equal protection under the laws.
  • The 15th Amendment

    The 15th Amendment

    No citizen in the United States with the right to vote will no be denied their right to vote based on their race or to have been a slave previously.
  • Poll Taxes

    Poll Taxes

    Used to disenfranchise Poorer Americans, which affected both black and white americans,
  • Plessy v. Ferguson

    Plessy v. Ferguson

    A huge supreme court ruling that stated that Segregation was justified with "separate but equal" doctrine.
  • The 19th Amendment

    The 19th Amendment

    No citizen in the United States will have their right to vote hampered on by their gender.
  • White Primaries

    White Primaries

    A court ruled in 1921 that Politcial parties are private organizations and are not apart of the federal government. So, to limit the voting rights of African Americans, the Democratic party started only having party members only in the primaries of elections.
  • Brown v. Board of Education

    Brown v. Board of Education

    Ruled that the "separate but equal" Doctrine had no place in education with the use of the 14th Amendment of equal protection.
  • Affirmative Action

    Affirmative Action

    The practice of favoring individuals who were previously discriminated against.
  • The 24th Amendment

    The 24th Amendment

    The right to vote cannot be abridged by Congress or any States.
  • Civil Rights Act of 1964

    Civil Rights Act of 1964

    Ended Segregation in Public and banned discrimination in the Work force.
  • Voting Rights act of 1965

    Voting Rights act of 1965

    Sought to overcome the barriers placed on African Americans and their right to vote in state and local elections.
  • Reed v. Reed

    Reed v. Reed

    Ruled that treatment of men over women is unconstitutonal of Idaho State law due to the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.
  • Equal Rights Amendment

    Equal Rights Amendment

    Wanted to end any discrimination of gender in the workforce and in marriage.
  • Regents of the University of California v. Bakke

    Regents of the University of California v. Bakke

    Although Affirmative action policy was deemed unconstitutional due to Civil Rights Act of 1964, but also deemed the use of race as an admission criteria was fine.
  • Bowers v. Hardwick

    Bowers v. Hardwick

    The Supreme Court ruled that there was no protection from the Constitution for acts of sodomy, so it was left up to the states.
  • Americans with Disabilities Act

    Americans with Disabilities Act

    Prohibits Discrimination based on disabilities
  • Lawrence v. Texas

    Lawrence v. Texas

    The Supreme court ruled that the Due Process clause makes the Texas law banning same gender sex exempt. Lawrence and Gardner were free to do whatever they wanted consensually.
  • Obergefell v. Hodges

    Obergefell v. Hodges

    Due to the 14th Amendment's Due Process Clause, any marriage must be protected, no matter the marriage type. Also, the Equal Protection clause also protects same sex marriage because if same sex marriage was denied, they are not covered.