civil rights timeline

  • Dred Scott v. Sandford

    Dred Scott v. Sandford

    This decisions stated that the U.S. Constitution did not give American citizenship to African Americans. This prevented them from enjoying the same rights as American Citizens. They did not receive the same basic right as everyone else because they were not considered citizens.
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  • 13th amendment

    13th amendment

    This amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude or serving. The only exception being punishment for a crime.
  • 14th Amendment

    14th Amendment

    This amendment gave citizenship to everyone who was born or naturalized in the United States. Including former slaves. This amendment also provides all the citizens with equal protection under the law.
  • 15th Amendment

    15th Amendment

    This Amendment gave African American men the right to vote.
  • Plessy v Ferguson

    Plessy v Ferguson

    This was the supreme court decision where the court ruled that racial segregation did not violate the U.S. Constitution as long as it is separate but equal facilities.
  • 19th Amendment

    19th Amendment

    This amendment was what allowed women the right to vote. This allowed them to have a say in their government.
  • Motor Voter Act

    Motor Voter Act

    This act sets voter registration requirements. It requires that states offer voter registration opportunities at motor vehicle agencies.
  • Jim Crow Era

    Jim Crow Era

    The Jim Crow laws were a collection of laws from states that had legalized racial segregation. These laws existed for about 100 years and were in place to prevent African Americans from partaking certain roles in society.
  • Brown v. Board of Education

    Brown v. Board of Education

    This court case decided that the U.S. Laws that established racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.
  • Civil Rights Act of 1964

    Civil Rights Act of 1964

    This act prohibited discrimination based off of race, religion, color, sex, or national origin. This act helps make sure that everyone is treated equally.
  • Voting rights act of 1965

    Voting rights act of 1965

    This act prohibits the discrimination of race or other biases in voting.
  • Affirmative Action

    Affirmative Action

    This is also known as positive discrimination and aims to include particular groups based off of their sex, age, gender, etc. Typically in scenarios where these groups are under represented.
  • Reed v. Reed

    Reed v. Reed

    This court case had decided that the administrators of estates can't be named in a way that discriminates between their gender.
  • Equal Rights Amendment

    Equal Rights Amendment

    This amendment was proposed to give everyone equal rights regardless of what their gender is. This helps prevent segregation based off of gender.
  • Regents of the University of California v. Bakke

    Regents of the University of California v. Bakke

    This court case decided that universities could not use race as a exclusive basis in the admissions process. It violated the 14th amendment.
  • Bowers v. Hardwick

    Bowers v. Hardwick

    This court case had decided that there was no constitutional right to privacy for homosexual sex. They could not criminalize it either.
  • Americans with Disability Act

    Americans with Disability Act

    This act was put into place to put an end to discrimination based on a disability. It helps prevent discrimination in many places to allow them fair and equal opportunity.
  • Lawrence v. Texas

    Lawrence v. Texas

    This supreme court case had decided that a Texas law that criminalized consensual sexual acts was a violation of the constitution.
  • Obergefell v. Hodges

    Obergefell v. Hodges

    This is a court case where the court had decided that states must recognize same sex marriage. This was a landmark for many people.

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