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This amendment gave citizenship to anyone born in the United States, and equal protection of the law. This is a very commonly used amendment.
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This was a Supreme Court case that said that racial segregation was okay. This is commonly know as the "separate but equal" doctrine.
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This was a civil rights organization created by W.E.B Du Bois, Ida B. Wells, Mary White Ovington and Moorfield Storey.
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This amendment gave women the right to vote. This is important because women fought for a long time for this.
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This was first proposed by Alice Paul, a suffrage movement leader. This was proposed in 1923, but not passed until 50 years later in 1972. The Equal Rights Amendment was designed to get equality among genders.
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This was issued by President Truman to get rid of discrimination in the Armed Forces. This order led to the end of segregation in the services.
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This was a Supreme Court case that ruled that segregation of schools is unconstitutional.
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The boycott was a protest to try to eliminate segregation on buses. It went on for about a year in the 50s.
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This civil rights act was the first since 1875. It further protected the rights of people within the jurisdiction of the United States.
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This was a movement for Mexican Americans to become more recognized.
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The sit in was an act of nonviolent protest against the segregation in restaurants.
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Freedom Riders were activists who purposefully rode buses into the Deep South, which was segregated still. The buses contained both whites and African Americans.
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This letter was written by Martin Luther King Jr. while in the Birmingham City Jail. He wrote about hoe he agreed with civil disobedience.
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This speech given by MLK Jr. took place at the March on Washington. He addressed how African Americans want civil and economic rights and the termination of racism in America.
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This amendment prohibited any poll tax in elections.
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This civil rights act prohibited discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin.
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The March from Selma on March 7th was also known as " Bloody Sunday," because of the 600 activists that were met by billy clubs and tear gas.
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This Act gave voting rights to every race.
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He was a labor union leader in the United States. He was very influential in the United Farm Workers Union an also led the Grape Boycott.
