Civil Rights Movement

13th Amendment

Dec 6, 1865

This amendment abolished slavery.

14th Amendmet

Jul 9, 1868

Citizenship rights and equal protection of the law.

15th Amendment

Mar 30, 1870

Voting rights to African American men.

Jim Crow

Jan 1, 1877

Poll Tax

Mar 9, 1889

Tax that is partioned with a fixed amount given to someone so they are able to vote.

Literacy Test

Nov 4, 1890

Government tests given to voters to test their literacy. If they pass they can vote. This was put in place so African Americans were not aloud to vote.

Plessy v. Ferguson

Jun 7, 1892

Plessy convicted for sitting in'white' car of East of Louisiana Railroad. Effect was segregated train car and station sitting areas.

19th Amendment

Aug 20, 1920

Prohibits the US from denying anyone from voting.

Korematsu v United States

Oct 11, 1944

COngressional statutes gave military authority to leave out Japanese descendents and they were not considered American citizens.

Sweatt v Painter

Apr 4, 1950

Sweatt's college application denied because of his race.

Brown v Board of Education

May 17, 1954

Desegregation of public school by one African American girl in Topeka, KS.

Mongomery Bus Boycott

Dec 1, 1955

Rosa Park refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man. That lead to a boycott against the bus industry.

24th Amendment

Jan 23, 1964

Abolished poll taxes

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Jul 2, 1964

Forbids discriminations based on race, sex, religion, or origin.

Voting Rights Act of 1965

Aug 6, 1965

Prohibits discrimination in voting. Women gain the right to vote.

Robert Kennedy Speech

Apr 4, 1968

Senator Kennedy speaks in Indianapolis about the assassination of MLKJ.

Reed v Reed

May 22, 1971

Gender Discrimination in Idaho, preference of male over females. Idaho automatically gave the estate to the male due to gender discrimination when dealing with a deceased person's home.

Equal Rights Amerndment

Mar 22, 1972

Garuntees women the right to vote.

Regents of the University of CA v Bakke

Jun 28, 1978

Bakke, 35 year old caucasin man, denied twice to the univeristy althouh he was highly qualified due to his race.

Bowers v Hardwick

Jun 30, 1986

DIstrrtict court challenged the contituaionality of sodomy.

Americans with Disablities Act

Jul 26, 1990

Prohibits discrimination against the disabled.

Lawrence v Texas

Sep 13, 1998

Men arrested and convicted uopn false reports. The men were convicted because they violated Texas' Homosexuality Conduct Law.

Fisher v Texas

Aug 12, 2008

Caucasuan female denied application to University of Texas because of race.

Indiana Gay Rights

Oct 6, 2014

Same-sex marraige allowed

Affirmative Action

Mar 9, 2015

Policy favoring a discriminated group