Civil Rights Timeline

By IsabellaD4487

  • Scott v. Sanford

    Scott v. Sanford
    Dred Scott a former slave relocated to a free state and he sued the federal government. The federal government said even though he was free he was not a citizen and does not have rights.

  • Reconstruction (1865-1877)

    Reconstruction (1865-1877)
    The reconstruction era was after the civil war when the federal government made new laws and amendments specific to the slaves that were now free. Also the reconstruction of the government and the people.

  • Reconstruction amendments 1865

    Reconstruction amendments 1865
    13th- Freed slaves (abolished slavery)
    14th-Due process of law/Incorporation, Citizens clause,and Equal Protection Clause
    15th- Can not let someone vote based of race
    19th- Granted woman the right to vote
    24th- The right to vote in a federal election on payment of a poll tax or other payment is abolished.

  • Jim Crow Era

  • Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

  • 19th amendment

  • Scottsboro Boys (1931- 1937)

  • George Stinney case

  • Brown v. Board

  • Civil RIghts Act of 1964

  • Voting rights Act of 1965

  • Civil Rights Act of 1968

  • California v. Bakke (1978) & Gratz v. Bollinger (2003)

  • Meredith v. Jefferson Co Board (2007) (Louisville school integration)

  • Shelby County v. Holder (2013) (elimination of preclearance enforcement)

  • Shelby County v. Holder (2013) (elimination of preclearance enforcement)