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Abolished Slavery and the practice of involuntary servitude.
The 13th amendment finally outlawed slavery and this was the first step for African Americans to achieve equal rights. -
Everyone that is a U.S. citizen cannot have their right to vote taken from them.
The 15th amendment gave colored people better access to voting; however, people still tried to deny the vote of colored people, mainly in the south. -
Booker T. Washington founded this institute to educate blacks in agriculture and industry in order to stimulate economic progress for blacks.
This institute gave education to many blacks, who could not find education elsewhere, and this education allowed blacks to fight for their civil rights -
A supreme court decision that allowed “separate but equal” treatment of racial segregation. This decision allowed non-colored people to have separate facilities from colored people as long as they were “equal”. This was a major step back to the progress the colored people made towards equality as it upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation -
The NAACP was created to help end racism and also help African Americans get their constitutional rights
The NAACP helped pass the civil rights act of 1964, end racial discrimination, and remove restrictions on voting. -
Gave women the right to vote.
The 19th amendment finally gave women’s suffrage and this was a step in the right direction for women’s equality with men. -
Amendment that would end gender discrimination and inequality and provide legal equality no matter the sex.
This amendment was designed to guarantee legal rights regardless of gender and sought to end legal distinctions in matters of divorce, property, employment, and other conflicts. -
Regardless of race, color, religion, or national origin, racial discrimination was not allowed on military forces
This executive order abolished racial segregation in the military which paved the way for many African Americans to join the forces with the same opportunities and treatment -
This decision ended the “separate but equal” decision that was put in place after Plessy v. Ferguson. The supreme court deemed it was unconstitutional to separate colored and non colored children in schools.
This finally gave colored people an equal opportunity for education in America and was vital in starting the civil rights movement. -
Established a commission to overlook civil right infringement cases and a civil rights division in the department of justice.
This act gave legal protection for colored people, because people were punished for trying to take away rights from colored people. -
Mexican-Americans fought for restoration of land, rights for farm workers, and educational reforms. The chicanos used murals to fight for equality and unify themselves.
This movement was a success as it led to the creation of new bicultural programs, better conditions for immigrant workers, and Mexican-Americans got political roles. -
Freedom riders were civil rights activists who challenged the ruling of the Morgan v Virginia case in 1946 by riding interstate buses into the segregated south
The Freedom Riders helped convince the government to pass federal laws to end discrimination of interstate travel. -
Chavez fought for better working conditions and higher wages for Mexican American labor workers.
He created the United Farm workers and helped give Latin Americans more equality in the labor force. -
Martin Luther King Jr. and a group of black protesters, protested for the end of racism as well as economic and political discrimination.
This speech was heavily publicized in the media and helped gain a lot of support for the civil rights movement. It ultimately led to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. -
This amendment banned poll tax as a requirement when voting in federal elections
This allowed many more minorities to start voting and shifted politics so the democratic party became move favored. Mainly blacks took advantage of this due to the fact that many southerners tried restricting black voting beforehand. -
This act prohibited discrimination and inequality based off race, color, religion, gender, or nationality.
The “I have a dream” speech helped gain support for the passage of this act, and this act legally ended racism and segregation. -
The Voting Rights Act prohibited any tests required or any unfair requirements needed to vote.
This helped blacks in the south vote because previously southerners would hold unfair literacy tests that the blacks couldn’t pass and therefore vote -
An opposer of the civil rights movement and a racist assassinated Martin Luther King Jr.
This tragic death led to widespread anger of colored people as well as mourning that helped achieve Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream of equality and no more racism. -
Movement that wanted to improve the conditions for Native Americans, mainly trying to restore tribal sovereignty and treaty rights.
The movement gave the Natives what they wanted : economic independence, protection of legal rights, autonomy over tribal lands, and more. This was a big step for Native Americans restoring their culture and the American government making up for the mistakes in the past. -
Sandra Day was appointed to the Supreme Court making her the first woman to be appointed to the highest court.
This showed that women were slowly getting equal opportunities with men as Sandra got a very high and prestigious position in law.
