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Dred Scott v. Stanford was a case where Dred Scott a black man who believed since he lived in a free state in free territory he was a free man. The courts ruled he was someone's property and had no right to sue a court. Dred Scott lost the case. -
The 13th Amendment, is what abolished slavery in the United States for all states that were involved or uninvolved. They also said slavery shall only be used as punishment, as in for a crime. -
The 14th is what granted African-Americans and former slaves citizenship, alongside equal civil and legal rights. -
The 15th Amendment abolished racial discrimination in voting in any state of the United States of America. The right to vote cannot be prohibited to someone based on race, color, or previous servitude. -
Plessy v. Ferguson involved a Louisiana law passed that allows separate but equal railway travel for black and white car travelers. -
The Nineteenth Amendment is what made it illegal to deny someone the right to vote based on sex. -
Brown v. Board of Education is the court case that desegregated schools. The outcome of this case is what made the U.S. government tell all schools in all states that they can not deny a person an education at their school based on race. -
The 24th Amendment is what was passed to rid federal and state governments from imposing tax on voters during federal elections. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1964,
1. Enforced the constitutional right to vote
2. Prohibited discrimination in public places
3. Provided for the integration of public facilities and public education
4. Established a Commission on Equal Employment Opportunity
5. Prevented discrimination in federally assisted programs -
The Voting Rights Act of !965 removed discriminatory voting practices that developed in many southern states after the civil war. -
President Lyndon B. Johnson issued executive order to pass affirmative action, which is when contractors can no longer prohibit employment based on race, color, religion, or national origin. -
The Equal Rights Amendment is what aimed to guarantee equal legal rights no matter sex. -
Title IX says no person in the United States can be denied participation, the benefits of, or subject to any discrimination in any educational program or activities based on sex. -
The case of the Regents of the University of California v. Bakke is what established the stop of the practice of schools admitting people solely based on race. -
The case of Bowers v. Hardwick involved a person who was gay and had sexual intercourse with another man where it was illegal to do so. The person was arrested and claimed in court that they were in their home then making it private and not public. -
The Americans with Disabilities Act is the civil rights law that made it so people with disabilities are protected from employment discrimination and public accommodations are required to be accessible. -
The Shelby County v. Holder case was about the Voting Rights Act (VRA) and how it was unconstitutional to deny someone the right to vote based on race. This decision is what gutted the VRA. -
Obergefell v. Hodges was a court case that established the 14th Amendment to tell all states to license same-sex marriage -
As of April, 35 states in the U.S. have adopted Voter ID Laws. Meaning, when you go to register to vote an vote you have to show a form of documentation that shows who you are. But, it has to be photo documentation. So something like a drivers license.