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13th Amendement
This was an amendment that was passed in order to abolish slavery in the U.S and helped give black Americans more freedom as they were not owned by a master anymore. -
14th Amendement
On this day, the 14th Amendment was passed and it stated how it was unethical and wrongful of states to disregard the freedom and rights of other citizens. This allowed for people to become freer until segregation of the black people began, leading to the Civil Rights Act to solve this problem in the long run. -
15th Amendement
This amendment was passed and helped in proving more freedom to African Americans by giving them the rights to vote. This idea was proposed by Lyndon B. Johnson as he wanted to overcome all legal barriers on a local and state level. -
Tuskegee Institute
This was a university that was created in Alabama and aimed at providing higher education to the African Americans. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
This was a court case that was first caused by the passing of the Separate Car Act in 1892. The black and white Americans had different types of cars that they each had to take. Plessy was frustrated by this act and decided to sit in a car meant for White Americans. He refused to leave the seat and was arrested later, leading to this court case. In this case, the judges established the “separate but equal” idealogy explaining how the African Americans are free but are also separate too. -
NAACP Created
An organization created in New York that aimed at ending racial discrimination in America and ensure the health of each person in the nation. In addition, the organization focuses on certain topics(their Game Changers) such as economic sustainability, education, health, public safety, and voting rights. -
19th Amendement
On this day, the 19th Amendement was passed which gave the right to vote for women. The unequal rights due to different genders caused women to fight for this and it still continued even after the amendement was passed(the women suffrage movement). -
Truman's desegregation of the military
Part of the Executive Order 9981 which abolished the discrimination based on color or tradition in the US Army -
Executive Order 9981
In 1948, President Truman signed this order in order to end racial segregation in the armed forces and allowed a more diverse military fighting for the U.S. This Order helped make the armed forces more accessible to the people and allowed African Americans to join the army. -
Brown v. Board of Education
This was a court case that overruled the Plessy vs Fergusen case of “separate but equal”. The case, which took place in 1954, focused on ending racial segregation in schools and help in ending the Jim Crow Laws and the segregation of the people. It was taken place in Kansas. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
This was an effect from the Rosa Park issue where she was arrested for not getting up when told to by a white individual. The boycott was a period of time where the black people avoided using the buses in Alabama and this lead to less money earned by the bus company. This began the fight for civil rights for the african americans. -
Greensboro NC Sit-in's
This was a civil rights protests where young people sat-in a Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina where the African Americans did not leave because they were denied service in the bar. This ideology diffused across the the country as more African Americans advocated for rights. -
March on Washington and "I have a dream" speech
Both events occured on the same day. The march on Washington occured in Washington DC as the African Americans marched to advocate for civil and economic rights for the black society. This march was part of the speech given by Martin Luther King Jr, known as "I have a dream". The speech discussed how African Americans deserve freedom and need to be more free and have more jobs in order to create an equal nation. This speech led to the creation of the Civil Rights Act. -
24th Amendement
This amendement was ratified in 1964 and stated how people did no longer need to pay a poll tax, a fee required to vote earlier. This helped make voting more accessible to a wide variety of people. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This was an act passed in 1964 by LBJ that aimed to end segregation and discrimination in the public areas while also in employment and educational environments. In addition, it helped in expanding the voting rights of African Americans and gave them equal access to many things in the U.S, such as department stores and restaurants. Adding on, MLK played a big role in gaining this freedom for Black Americans. -
March from Selma Alabama
This was a march where black individuals marched from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama in order to exercise their right for voting and to gain more freedom for the black society. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
This is a federal piece of legislation, signed by LBJ, that allowed African Americans to vote in the U.S. In addition to this, it also stated how a literacy test was no longer required in order to vote for a candidate. This helped in making the process of voting more accessible to others. -
Black Panthers
A brand new organization created in 1966 by Bobby Seale and Huey Newton in California. The goal of the new organization was to help end racial discrimination and support black nationalism in America in order to solve reoccurring issues regarding African Americans. As a united community, the black Americans worked closely with the Black Panthers in order to create goals and helped in achieving freedom. -
American Indian Movement
This was an organization that was founded in 1968 in Minneapolis, MN that focused on solving problems regarding racism and the civil rights of the African Americans in America. They attempted to solve these problems through protests with other African Americans and to this day, the organization continues to protest against injustices of African Americans occurring today. -
MLK Assassination
On this day in Memphis, TN, an individual known as James Earl Ray murdered MLK from a balcony as MLK was protesting for better working conditions and higher wages for the African Americans in his hotel, Lorraine Motel. This marked a special event in history where African Americans fought for their rights in a time of tension in America. -
Equal Rights Amendment(ERA) proposed
This was an amendement that was passed in 1972 by Senate in America that ended issues of segregation by gender. It helped the women in many ways such as provide them with property, a job, and many more things. In addition, I made all the people equal in America and led to peace as women became equal to men.
