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13th Amendment
Abolish Slavery -
14th Amendment
Rights of citizenship, due process of law, and equal protection of the Law. -
15th Amendment
Granted African-American men the Right to Vote -
Plessy v. Ferguson
Supreme Court case that ruled racial segregation laws did not Violate U.S. Constitution if both were ruled separate but equal -
19th Amendment
Granted women's right to vote -
Executive Order 9981
Abolished Discrimination of race and color in the United States Armed Forces -
Brown v. Board of Education
The court Stripped away constitutional sanctions, Separate but Equal found unconstitutional -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
segregation on public buses unconstitutional -
Little Rock 9
nine ordinary teenagers walked out of their homes and stepped up for the battle of Civil Rights. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
Civil Rights Section of the Justice of Department and empowered federal prosecutors to obtain court injunctions against interference with the right to vote -
Student Non-Violent Coordinating (SNCC) Formed
Student Political organization civil rights movement group, used non-violent tactics. -
Chicano Movement (Mural Movement)
People of Mexican descent inspired social and political movements in the United States due to their resistance to racial inequality. -
Greensboro, NC Sit-ins
Its use of non-violence inspired freedom riders and many other groups to follow in their steps and participate in non-violent protests. -
Freedom Riders
White and African American civil rights activists participated in freedom rides which are bus trips through America to protest segregated bus terminals. -
Cesar Chavez
Committed to tactics of nonviolence resistance, Chavez founded the National Farm Workers Association. -
Dr.King's "letter from a Birmingham Jail"
While imprisoned with his fellow activist, King penned an open letter now known as his "Letter FromBirminghamJail". It is now regarded as one of the greatest texts from the civil rights movement. -
March on Washington "I have a Dream Speech"
Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream Speech" is regarded as the turning point in the civil rights movement. -
24th Amendment
Prohibited the use of a poll-tax in all states. -
Black Panthers
Was a Political organization founded by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale to challenge police brutality and racial inequality targeted at the African American community. -
MLK Assassinated
King's assassination meant the end of the nonviolence strategy for some, for others, it reaffirmed their ideals and pushed them onwards.