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The 13th amendment
Passed by Congress this amendment abolished slavery in the United States of America. -
15th amendment
prohibits the federal government and each state from denying or abridging a citizen's right to vote "on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude." -
Plessy v Ferguson
This was a decision of the Supreme Court that ruled racial segregation laws did not violate the constitution as long as each race was equal in quality -
NAACP was created
The NAACP's mission was to ensure the political, educational, equality of minority groups. -
Executive Order 9066
Executive Order 9066, February 19, 1942 Issued by President Franklin Roosevelt on February 19, 1942, this order authorized the evacuation of all persons deemed a threat to national security from the West Coast to relocation centers further inland. -
Brown v Board of Education
A decision by the Supreme Court that establishing that racial segregation in are unconstitutional. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery bus boycott was a political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama. -
Civil Rights Act 1957
The new act established the Civil Rights Section of the Justice Department and empowered federal prosecutors to obtain court injunctions against interference with the right to vote. -
Little Rock 9
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On September 4, 1957 nine African American students arrived at Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. They made their way through a crowd shouting obscenities and even throwing objects. -
SNCC was created
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was the principal channel of student commitment in the United States to the civil rights movement during the 1960s. Formed by MLK. -
Greensboro Sit-Ins
The Greensboro Sit-Ins were non-violent protests in Greensboro, North Carolina, which lasted from February 1, 1960 to July 25, 1960. The protests led to the Woolworth Department Store chain ending its policy of racial segregation in its stores in the southern United States. -
Freedom Riders
A group of White and African American civil rights activists who participated in Freedom Rides, bus trips through the American South in1961 to protest segregated bus terminals -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Public law passed by the congress that prohibits the discrimination of race, color, religion, sex, etc... -
24th Amendment
On January 23, 1964, the United States ratified the 24th Amendment to the Constitution, prohibiting any poll tax in elections for federal officials. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
A piece of legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination regarding voting. -
March From Selma Alabama
On 25 March 1965, Martin Luther King led thousands of nonviolent demonstrators to the steps of the capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, after a 5-day, 54-mile march from Selma, Alabama -
Thurgood Marshall Appointed to Join Court
On August 30, 1967, the Senate confirmed Thurgood Marshall as the first African-American to serve as a Supreme Court Justice. Marshall was no stranger to the Senate or the Supreme Court at the time. Marshall was confirmed in a 69-11 floor vote to join the Court. -
American Indian Movement
The American Indian Movement (AIM) is a Native American grassroots movement founded in July 1968 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, initially centered in urban areas to address systemic issues of poverty, discrimination, and police brutality against Native Americans. -
Mlk Assassination
Martin Luther King Jr., an African-American clergyman and civil rights leader, was fatally shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968. -
Chicano Movement
The Chicano Movement, also referred to as El Movimiento, was a social and political movement in the United States inspired by prior acts of resistance among people of Mexican descent