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13th amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution officially outlaws slavery and involuntary servitude, -
14th amendment
The 14th Amendment expanded civil rights because it granted citizenship to former slaves, equal protection from the laws, and no person was allowed to be deprived of life, liberty,or property -
15th amendment
Allowed any race, color, or previous condition of servitude to vote. -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
It made people become aware that “separate but equal” was not really true. -
19th amendment
It gave the right of vote to women -
Executive Order of 1948
It abolished racial segregation in the armed forces. -
Broan vs. Board of Education
declared state laws establishing seprate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional. -
Montgomery Bus Boycot
It declared the Alabama and Montgomery laws requiring segregated buses to be unconstitutional. -
Rosa Parks Refuses to Give Up Her Seat
Rosa Parks impacted the civil rights issue because she refused to give up her seat even though she was sitting in the colored section. It led to many other uprisings from other colored people. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
Protected right of vote by African Americans -
24th Amendment
Prohibits both Congress and the states 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
It outlawed major forms of discrimination against African Americans and women, including racial segregation. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
it outlawed discriminatory voting practices that had been responsible for the widespread disenfranchisement of African Americans in the U.S. -
Civil Rights Act of 1968
it provided equal housing opportunities regardless of race, creed, or national origin.