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This amendment abolished slavery.
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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.
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This amendment gave African American men the right to vote.
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University formed by Booker T Washington for young African Americans to get an education.
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Stated that segregated places are allowed if they were equal. Known as ¨separate but equal¨. In reality the colored places were not equal.
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Created to eliminate issues regarding racial discrimination and ensure the well being of every citizen.
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This amendment stated that women are allowed to vote.
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Proposed amendment that would guarentee equal rights to both men and women. It did not allow discrimination based on gender.
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President Truman signed this in order to desegregate the armed forces because African Americans and other races played a big part in the military.
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Court case that ruled racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional. It was a unanimous decision.
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Main goal was to non-violently move forward the civil rights movement in the United States.
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A group of African American students who sat in at a lunch counter that was segregated. After being denied service, they refused to leave. This movement spread to other towns in the south.
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Artists painted Mexican-American murals on city buildings, schools, housing, and all over cities for the political and social equality of Mexican-Americans.
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African Americans rode buses into the south in hopes to end segregation on public transit. They were assaulted and that resulted in the desegregation of public transit.
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MLK spoke in order to bring the issues of racial injustice and inequality to the attention of the government and the American public.
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This amendment states that your right to vote can not be denied because you failed to pay your taxes. Mainly serves to make sure people cannot stop African Americans from voting.
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Civil rights activists led by MLK tried to march from Selma to Montgomery, but were attacked and stopped. They were marching to promote the civil rights movement to the capitol Montgomery.
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Organization that advicated for nationalism, socialism, and self defense for African Americans.
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Led to the outrage of African Americans, as well as national sadness that sped up significant parts of the civil rights movement
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She was the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court, symbolizing the advancement of women´s rights.
