Civil Rights Movement Timeline

By Havox
  • The first Civil Rights act is passed

    This act defined citizenship in the US and also affirmed that all citizens are equally protected by law.
  • The 14th Amendment is passed

    The fourteenth amendment gave citizenship to all those living/born in the united states. It gave everyone equal protection by law, including former slaves.
  • The 15th Amendment is passed

    This amendment gave African american men the right to vote.
  • The first Women's suffrage amendment is introduced in Congress, But is defeated

    The amendment was introduced in congress but did not pass the House of Representatives.
  • Plessy V. Ferguson Final ruling

    The Plessy v. Ferguson case affirmed the "Separate but Equal" law.
  • NAACP is founded

    The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is founded in New York.
  • The 19th Amendment is passed

    The 19th amendment is ratified, All women are given the right to vote.
  • Shelly v. Kraemer

    The court ruled that restricting the purchasing of property from someone based on their race did not violate the 14th amendment, But does violate the equal protection clause.
  • Brown v. Board of Education

    The finally court ruling was unanimous that the racial segregation in public schools violates the 14th amendment. Allowing schools to become equal.
  • Rosa Parks says no

    Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama
  • The Civil Rights Act of 1964

    The civil rights act is put into place.
  • NOW is formed

    The national organization for women is formed.
  • Green v. County School Board of New Kent County

  • Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education

    The court ruling Unanimously upheld busing programs that aimed to speed up the racial integration of public schools in the United States.
  • Proposition 209 - California

    Prohibited state governmental institutions from considering race, sex, or ethnicity, specifically in the areas of public employment,