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13th amendment (African Americans)
This amendment ended slavery and presented a whole new opportunity for African Americans to have a say in their future. -
14th amendment (All groups)
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. -
15th amendment (African Americans)
The right to vote should not be denied based on skin color, ultimately giving African American males the right to vote. -
Tuskegee Institute (African Americans)
The Tuskegee Institute was created by Booker T. Washington to provide education towards African American citizens while providing academic and vocational training. -
Plessy v. Ferguson (African Americans)
This court case established "separate but equal" which allowed for more segregation and little progress in the civil rights movement. -
NAACP(African Americans)
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, founded by W.E.B Du Bois, was created to help fight for African American rights. -
19th amendment (Women)
The 19th amendment granted the women of America the right to vote. -
ERA (Women)
The Equal Rights Amendment, proposed by the National Women's political party, provided equality amongst all sexes and to diminish discrimination on the basis of sex. It was defeated in 1972. -
Executive Order 9981 (African Americans)
President Truman abolished discrimination "on the basis of race, color, religion or national origin" in the military. -
Brown v. Board of Education (African Americans)
This court case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and integrated public schools. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott (African Americans)
Rosa Parks was a key advocate in this Civil Rights protest in which African Americans refused to ride city buses protesting segregated seating which lasted until 1956. -
SCLC (African Americans)
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference was helped formed by MLK to advance civil rights in a non-violent manner. -
Little Rock 9 (African Americans)
The first high school in the south to integrate 4 years after the supreme court ruled segregation unconstitutional. Governor Orval Faubus prevented 9 African American students from entering the school. President Eisenhower used National Guard to protect the 9 students. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957 (African Americans)
It authorized the federal government to take legal measures to prevent a citizen from being denied voting rights. This was a stepping stone for more legislative action to come and helped increase the amount of black voters in the south. -
Greensboro, NC Sit-ins (African Americans)
As a way to protest racial segregation, four African American students sat at a whites only lunch counter and refused to leave after being denied service. -
SNCC (African Americans)
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was created as a student political organization civil rights movement group to use nonviolent tactics to fight for equality. -
Chicano Movement (Mexican Americans)
In this Mexican-American civil rights movement, artists began using the walls of city buildings, housing projects, schools, and churches to depict Mexican-American culture. -
Freedom Riders (African Americans)
Freedom Riders were groups of white and African American civil rights activists who participated in bus trips through the American South in 1961 to protest segregated bus terminals. The Riders were successful in convincing the Federal Government to enforce federal law for the integration of interstate travel. -
Cesar Chavez (Latino Americans)
He was a Latino American civil rights activist who co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, also known as the United Farm Workers Union. -
Dr. King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" (African Americans)
In this letter he defends the strategy of nonviolent resistance to racism which heavily contributed to the civil rights movement.