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13th Amendment
abolished slavery in the united states -
14th Amendment
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
the right citizens of the united states to vote shall not be denied by their race, color, or any previous conditions -
Tuskegee Institute created
the purpose of the Tuskegee Institute to to train teachers in Alabama -
Plessy v. Ferguson
Plessy v. Ferguson was significant because it essentially established constitutionality of racial segregation -
NAACP created
the work to abolish racial segregation and discrimination houseing enployment, voting, etc -
19th Amendment
the 19th amendment gave women the right to vote -
Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) proposed
Their plan was to eliminate or try to disregard any federal laws that discriminate against women. -
Executive Order 9981
this executive order abolished discrimination on the basis of race, color, and religion -
Brown v. Board of Education
Brown walked several miles past a whites only school. Overturned plessy v. ferguson, Integrated schools -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
helped eliminate the racial barriers on transport buses -
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) formed
60 black civil rights activist protest against racial segregation and help support the Montgomery bus boycott -
Little Rock 9
9 black teens walked into an all white school in Little Rock Arkansas. they fought for equal opportunity in American education -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
the act gave federal law enforcers the power to prevent racial descrimination in employment, voting, and public facilities -
Greensboro, NC Sit-ins
young African American students walk in and sit at an “all whites” bar. -
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) formed
coordinated youth led, non violent protest against racial segregation against the American schooling board -
Chicano Movement (Mural Movement)
the creation of bilingual programs, improve working conditions for migrant workers, and more Mexican-American serving as elected officials -
Freedom Riders
Call for nation attention the disregard for the federal law and the local violence used by law enforcement -
Cesar Chavez
improve the conditions working conditions for thousands of labor workers for low wages under severe conditions -
Dr. King’s: “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”
The letter was meant to have a peaceful protest against racism -
March on Washington: “I have a dream” speech
Mlk wanted to create jobs and freedom for African Americans -
24th Amendment
it ended mandatory tax poll that prevent many African Americans