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13th amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. -
14th amendment
The amendment addresses citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws and was proposed in response to issues related to former slaves following the American Civil War. -
15th amendment
The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude" -
Plessy vs Feguson
a landmark constitutional law case of the US Supreme Court. It upheld state racial segregation laws for public facilities under the doctrine of "separate but equal". -
Mendez vs. Westminster School District of Orange County
This allowed children to attend all-white schools in orange county. -
Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
The decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas was handed down on May 17, 1954. It officially declared segregation unconstitutional and helped set off the integration of blacks into public schools. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott began with Rosa Parks' defiance of an unjust law. It lasted for a year and ended up as a great success and led to Martin Luther King Jr.'s rise as a prominent Civil Rights leader. -
Launch of the Sit-In Movement
Four African American college students spawned a large "sit-in" movement after they demanded service at a white-only lunch counter and each day recruited more students to sit-in with them. -
Civil Rights March on Washington
The March on Washington was an enormous gathering of Civil Rights supporters who marched on the capital and gave speeches to draw national attention to their cause. -
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
The untimely assassination of JFK ended what could have been a great administraion, leaving his legacy unfulfilled. -
Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was in part a realization of the efforts of JFK in the progression of Civil Rights and was enacted during the Johnson administration. -
Protests Emerge at Berkeley
the U.S. involvement in Vietnam, unrest among the public grew immensely as did resentment towards the government. Berkeley was one of the first organized protests against established authority. -
Watts Race Riots in Los Angeles
The Watts race riots in Los Angeles reflected the growing tensions of blacks in America and their refusal to wait any longer for change. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Voting Rights Act finally gave blacks the power of voting without any fear of reprisals and gave them a powerful weapon in their fight for rights. -
LBJ's Great Society Legislation
Johnson's Great Society Legislation aimed to confront four major points: aid to education, medical care for the elderly and poor, immigration reform, and a new voting rights bill. -
Murder of Martin Luther King Jr.
The muder of Martin Luther King marked the end of the strong voice of peaceful protest in the black community and opened the way for the spread of black militancy.
