Civil rights timeline

By marleyliz

  • Slaughter house cases

    First major interpretation of the 14th amendment, narrowed federal protection of civil rights

  • Plessy v. Ferguson

    Upheld racial segregation under "separate but equal"

  • Quinn v. United States

    Struck down "grandfather clauses" that prevented African Americans from voting

  • Sweatt v. Painter

    Ordered integration of the University of Texas Law School; early defeat of segregation

  • Brown v. Board of education

    Ended "separate but equal" in public schools; ruled segregation unconstitutional

  • Loving v. Virginia

    Struck down laws banning interracial marriage

  • Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education

    Approved bussing as a tool to desegregate schools

  • Regents of the University of California v. Bakke

    Dealt with affirmative action and racial quotas in college admissions

  • Gutter v. Bollinger

    Upheld limited use of race as a factor in admissions

  • Shelby County v. Holder

    Weakened the Voting Rights Act by removing preclearance rules

  • Obergefell v. Hodges

    Guaranteed same-sex couples the right to marry nationwide

  • Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard

    Ended affirmative actions in college admissions