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13th Amendment(AA)
Any conduct of slavery or the unwilling servitude, despite crimes committed, shall cease to exist in the U.S. The 13th amendment essentially abolished slavery within the United States. -
14th Amendment(AA)
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(AA)
The United States wouldn't take into account race when it came to voting rights. The 15th amendment gave only African American men(not women) the right to vote. -
Tuskegee Institute(AA)
The main purpose was to supply teachers in Alabama with the training they needed in order to be able to teach students. The significance is that it provided students with academic and vocal training. -
Plessy v. Ferguson(AA)
Plessy vs.Ferguson addressed the statement ¨Separate but equal¨. The Supreme Court case sought to strengthen racial segregation. -
NAACP(AA)
Nation Association for the advancement of colored people, which focused on the challenges African Americans were facing.The main goal of this organization was to stand against discrimination, and to support African American rights. -
Cesar Chavez(NA)
Founded the National Farm Workers Association. The purpose was to march for safer working conditions, as well as better wages for workers. -
Executive Order 9981(AA)
Anyone can join the armed forces without regard to any race, as to be treated with the fair treatment of equality. Gave colored people the opportunity to join the armed forces without regard to race. -
Brown v. Board of Education(AA)
Court had ruled that segregation with any public schools had breached the 14th amendment. The significance of the court rule was that regarding race every person had an equal opportunity when it came to education. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott(AA)
Civil Right protest in which Blacks refused to ride the buses in Montgomery Alabama, to protest the fact of segregated seating. This was immensely significant because buses lost around 30 to 40 thousand buses which had financially hurt the city. -
Little Rock 9(AA)
Group of Nine African American students who entered into racially segregated schools. Itś main purpose was to fight for their civil rights. -
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)(AA)
It was a committee of students who took nonviolent actions against segregation and anything that dealt with racism. They were able to make a great impact through the use of sit-ins. -
Freedom Riders(AA)
Protest against segregation faced on buses. Fought so that blacks and whites could ride buses together, rather than in separation. -
Dr. King’s: “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”(AA)
Civil Rights needed to be achieved through direct action. Purpose was to fight against racial discrimination and to eradicate any social injustices that African Americans faced. (Keep in mind everything was a peaceful protest, no violence). -
March on Washington: “I have a dream” speech(AA)
March for social and economical equality and to generate hope within the American people. It was very iconic in a way of symbolizing a turning point for the Civil Rights movement. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964(AA)
An act passed that prohibited discrimination.Ended segregation within public places and banned any sort of discrimination placed on race, color, sex, religion. -
Black Panthers(AA)
The Black Panthers stood against all brutality and were always there to stand against discrimination.The purpose of the group was to prevent any harm put on blacks from police brutality. -
Thurgood Marshall appointed to the Supreme Court(AA)
The very First African American served as a supreme court justice.This is a very significant turning point in history because he was the first African American to serve as a supreme court justice, and who would act as support for his fellow race. -
American Indian Movement (AIM)(NA)
A movement created for those in urban areas who faced discrimination, and police brutality that the Native Americans had faced. The major goal was the protect the right of Native Americans. -
MLK assassinated(AA)
MLK's assassination made African Americans go into a fuming uproar. However this made African Americans resort to violent acts which is what MLK wouldn’t have wanted.