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The 13th Amendment abolished slavery or any form of indentured servitude in the United states. This was the first major step towards equality and modern America, and was a major inspiration, for civil rights movements to come in the future. -
This Amendment was passed to grant all people born or naturalized in the United States citizenship, and ensure equal rights to all citizens. While this Amendment was a major step towards equality, African Americans still faced major discrimination. This gave everyone a chance at citizenship and gave immigrants the chance at being citizens later on. The 14th amendment has become one of the most used amendments in court to date regarding the equal protection clause. -
This amendment gave Black males the right to vote as long as they were citizens. No matter their background, as long as they were law-abiding citizens they were allowed to vote, however women were still left out of this act. Nevertheless, this advancement in voting rights gave other people the inspiration needed to start future movements to fight for rights i.e. women's voting rights. -
African-American leader Booker T. Washington founded Tuskegee Institute to give African Americans education and give them a chance to advance in society. Significant because it gave blacks a chance to advance in society. -
The Supreme court upheld the legality of racial segregation under the notion of "Separate but equal". Laws like Jim Crow laws became commonplace. This event was of significance to the civil rights movement because while minorities were allowed to live in the same society as Whites, they had to be separated and in lower conditions, leading to frustration with being separated and demeaned, and the eventual fight against unnecessary separation. -
This Amendment guarantees women and all citizens the right to vote. This was significant to the civil rights movement as women now had a say in the affairs of their country, and since they consisted of half the population, they had a huge say in the elected individual. -
Guaranteed equal treatment and opportunities in the armed services regardless of Race, or origin. This event was significant to the civil rights movement as anyone regardless of race could fight in the military. -
A civil rights protest led by Rosa Parks protesting segregated buses. The significance to this protest was it was the beginning of the fight towards desegregation as well as giving African Americans confidence and showing them they can protest and gain equality. -
The African Americans had to be escorted into the school by military officials, after being denied entrance by the Governor of Arkansas (Orval Faubus). The significance of this related to the civil rights movement is the fact that even though they face discrimination, they are protected by the law and federal government. -
The Act permitted persecution for preventing voting rights on the basis of race, as well as outlawing segregation in public areas and creating an equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The effect was this was the first official federal Act passed since 1875 related to Civil rights, and this showed developments to a equal society. -
A non-violent protest protesting segregated lunch tables in Greensboro. Let to F. W. Woolworth Company department store chain removing its policy of racial segregation. Its use of nonviolence inspired the Freedom Riders and others to take up the cause of integration in the South, furthering the cause of equal rights in the United States. -
This committee was formed in 1960 at Shaw University to use non-violent youth led campaigns against segregation and racism. The significance of this in relation to the civil rights movement is the fact that it popularized peaceful protesting. -
The freedom riders were volunteers who volunteered to travel into the south, after the Supreme Court decision of making segregated facilities illegal, to see whether local laws were holding places back from desegregating. This was significant to the civil rights movement because it was the first step towards actually enforcing integration, and one step closer to equality. -
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. The significance of this speech was the hundreds of thousands protesting now had a leader and a face of the movement, and later on someone to fight for. -
The 24th Amendment made poll taxes illegal. These poll taxes prevented many African Americans from voting as they were poor. The south also used to hold literary tests before allowing voting. This is significant because now minorities could actually vote and have a say in their elected representative. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlaws any kind of discriminations on the basis of race, color, sex, etc. This applies to many different aspects of society including jobs, school, transportation, etc. This was significant because it outlawed any form of discrimination and it made society equal from a legal standpoint. -
This act removed all discriminatory voting practices including literacy tests. Significant because voting became accessible for all. -
The groups purpose was to patrol black neighborhood and fight against police brutality. Significant because it combated the issue of racism and person to person violence even when laws prevented it. -
Lawyer for the NAACP that argued for Brown v. Board of Ed.
Appointed by LBJ. First African American to serve on the Supreme Court. significant being to started protests to become more violent. MLK wouldn't have liked the reaction. -
Sought to improve conditions for recently urbanized Native Americans. It grew into an international movement whose goals included the full restoration of tribal sovereignty and treaty rights.