Civil rights timeline

  • 13 amendment

    13 amendment

    abolish slavery
  • 14th amendment

    14th amendment

    Rights of citizenship, due process of law, and equal protection of the law. The 14th amendment has become one of the most used amendments in court to date regarding the equal protection clause.
  • plessy v ferguson

    plessy v ferguson

    Separate but equal.
  • naacp created

    naacp created

    Association to fight racism, and promote equality.
  • 19th amendment

    19th amendment

    Granted women the right to vote.
  • Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) proposed

    Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) proposed

    Proposed the end of discrimination towards women.
  • Executive Order 9981

    Executive Order 9981

    Banned segregation among armed forces.
  • Brown v. Board of Education

    Brown v. Board of Education

    segregation in schools over
  • Montgomery Bus Boycott

    Montgomery Bus Boycott

    protests against segregation on transportation
  • Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) formed

    Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) formed

    Promotion of civil rights.
  • Civil Rights Act of 1957

    Civil Rights Act of 1957

    Civil rights section of justice department established.
  • Greensboro, NC  Sit-ins

    Greensboro, NC Sit-ins

    Four african american students sat at a white only lunch table and were denied service, and they protested segregation.
  • Freedom Riders

    Freedom Riders

    Civil rights activists drove buses to segregated areas and protested.
  • Dr. King’s: “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”

    Dr. King’s: “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”

    Defends non-violent resistance to racism.
  • March on Washington: “I have a dream” speech

    March on Washington: “I have a dream” speech

    Called for an end to racism in america.
  • 24th Amendment

    24th Amendment

    Prohibits poll tax in elections.
  • Civil Rights Act of 1964

    Civil Rights Act of 1964

    LBJ outlaws discrimination of any kind.
  • Voting Rights Act of 1965

    Voting Rights Act of 1965

    LBJ outlawed the discriminatory practices that started after the civil war.
  • Black Panthers

    Black Panthers

    Political organization created to fight police brutality.
  • MLK assassinated

    MLK assassinated

    James Earl Ray assassinated MLK outside of his hotel room in Memphis, TN.