Civil Rights Timeline

By nicktea

  • Dred Scott vs Sanford

    Supreme Court Ruled that African-American people are NOT citizens of the United States.

  • Black Codes

    Segregation begins in public schools, black codes limited the rights of African-Americans as well.

  • Civil Rights Act of 1866

    Protected African-Americans in their civil rights.

  • 14th Amendment

    Overruled Dred Scott vs Sanford

  • Jim Crow Laws

    Southern states began requiring segregation in public places.

  • Plessy vs Ferguson

    Established the "separate but equal" which was the basis of segregation.

  • National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

    The NAACP was founded which would be the main tool of legal attack in the Brown vs Board of Education case.

  • Thurgood Marshall Named Special Counsel for NAACP

    Thurgood Marshall will eventually be the lead counsel in the Brown vs Board of Education case.

  • Brown v. Board of Education Filed

    Brown v. Board of Education was filed in a federal district court.

  • Brown v. Board of Education Ruling

    The supreme court overturned Plessy v. Ferguson, stating segregation in public schools violates the 14th Amendment.