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The 13th ammendment abolished slavery in america.
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All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.
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Granted African American men the right to vote
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"seperate but not equal" was challenged by a young lawyer
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African Americans were finally allowed to join and fight alongside the army service men.
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The fight for integration of schools went to the courthouses where the desegration of schools won over.
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A local black man was beaten to death for whistling at a white woman. Sparked outrage in nearby cities
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the Souther Christian Leadership Conference was formed by martin luther king in an effort to join together christians for desegragation.
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A group of college students decide to sit at a "white only" barstool at a nearby diner in protest to segregation
