-
13th Amendment
official outlawed slavery and involuntary servitude -
14th Amendment
gave blacks the right of citizenship in America -
15th Amendment
gave the blacks the right to vote affected not only freed slaves in the South but also the ones from the North -
Plessey vs. Ferguson
a Supreme Court decision upholding the state law requiring racial segregation in public facilities under doctrine of “separate but equal” -
19th Amendment
rights of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied by United States or any State on account of sex -
Executive Order of 1948
an order by President Harry S. Truman which abolished racial segregation in the armed forces -
Brown vs. Board of Education
decision by the Supreme Court that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional -
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat
Parks refused to obey bus driver James F. Blake's order that she give up her seat to make room for a white passenger -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
opposes the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system in Montgomery, Alabama -
• Civil Rights Act of 1957
Rights legislation enacted, it focused in voting rights -
24th Amendment
prohibits the government from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on payment of a poll tax or other types of tax -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
outlawed major forms of discrimination against African Americans and women, including racial segregation -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
outlawed discriminatory voting practices that had been responsible for the revocation of voting right for African Americans -
Civil Rights Act of 1968
provided equal housing opportunities regardless of race, creed or national origin
