Civil Rights Timeline

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  • Dred Scott vs. Sandford

    Dred Scott vs. Sandford

    Dred Scott escaped slavery and was living in Illinois, which is a free state after the Missouri compromise. When he returned to Missouri, which was still a slave state, he went to court and lost because he was not considered a citizen because he was balck.
  • 13th Amendment

    13th Amendment

    The 13th amendment was created to abolish slavery, all people of all races, including black people, were free from slavery.
  • 14th Amendment

    14th Amendment

    The 14th amenment states that all people born in the United States are automatically citizens of the United States, and the state which they live in. No state shall enforce laws that take away citizens from their life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness.
  • 15th Amendment

    15th Amendment

    Every person has the right to vote no matter the color of their skin or previous condition of servitude, so even if they used to be a slave, they can still vote. Women are still not allowed to vote.
  • Plessy V. Ferguson

    Plessy V. Ferguson

    Plessy, a black man, bought a train ticket for a white train car in disagreement with Jim Crow laws.He refused to get off of the car and was arrested immediately, and went to trial.
  • 19th Amendment

    19th Amendment

    Women and any sex are allowed to vote for political office.
  • Brown v Board of Education

    Brown v Board of Education

    Decided that segregation in schools was unconstitutional, even in schools where segregation laws were already present.
  • Civil Rights act of 1964

    Civil Rights act of 1964

    Civil right and labor law that outlaws discrimination based off of race, color, religion, sex, origin and later sexual orientation and gender identity.
  • Voting rights act of 1965

    Voting rights act of 1965

    Prohibited racial discrimintaion in voting. Outlawed southern laws like having to take tests before being allowed to vote.
  • Reed v Reed

    Reed v Reed

    A decision of the US Supreme Court ruling that the administrators of estates cannot be named in a way that discriminates between sexes
  • Title IX

    Title IX

    This law protects people from sexual discrimination in educational programs, or any federally supported programs.
  • Regents of UCal v. Bakke

    Regents of UCal v. Bakke

    This made race a factor in the college admissions process, making certain kids eligible for scholarhips and other things based off of race.
  • American with Disabilities Act

    American with Disabilities Act

    A law that prohibits discrimination based off of disability. Blind, deaf and all other disabilities.
  • Obergefell v. Hodges

    Obergefell v. Hodges

    Same sex marriage is protected by the 14th amendment and is a constitutional right for all people