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The Abolition of slavery -
All people born of the United States are entitled to it's protection, property and citizenship, and no state should interfere with that. -
The rights of citizens to vote should not be interfered with by any one or party.
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Upheld that racism was constitutionally allowed and created the "separate but equal" ideals.
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The NAACP, or National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, was created as an organization that sought protection and equal rights to colored people and have worked for centuries to push their ideals onto the next generation. -
The rights of citizens to vote shall not be abridged by the context of sex. Women given the right to vote. -
The ban of segregation or discrimination in the armed forces on the basis or sex, race, or religion. -
Under a unanimous decision, the supreme court decided segregation in the schooling system was unconstitutional.
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Emmett Till was a 14 year old who was beaten and assaulted to death on the basis of his race, and a small action which he committed. His story was basis for a change in the legal and ethical systems of America.
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After the arrest of Rosa Parks, many political leaders for the rights of African Americans stood up against the segregation and began a year long boycott of the Montgomery public transit system.
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The first Civil Rights Act passed in over 80 years, creating a Civil Rights Division in the Department of Justice and persecuting against those who violated the right to vote for any American Citizen. -
A series of non-violent protest against segregation, where-in African Americans sat in restaurants and waited for someone to take their order, something seemingly tame but presented the owners with many problems.
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An American-Latino Activist present throughout the Civil Rights Movement and after, co-creating the National Farm Workers Association, and aiding the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee and the United Farm Workers Labor Union. -
A large gathering of Civil Right Protester, gathered by many significant figures of the time, talking on the current state of Civil Rights. It's prominent for its setting, being on the steps toward the Lincoln Memorial, memorializing the man who brought about the change seen today and for the memorable "I have a dream" speech given by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. -
The right to vote will not be abridged by any state, person, or peoples on the basis of a tax, test or any other means. -
Prohibits the discrimination of others based on sex, age, race, religion, or any other factors; this includes in hiring or any other public service. -
Outlawed the discrimination of voting in the southern states and illegal practices which the southern states were performing to stop or sway the vote in their favor. -
Thurgood Marshall was the first African American to be appointed to the supreme court. -
Sandra Day O'Connor is the first family candidate to be nominated and accepted as a Supreme Court Justice. -
Sonia Sotomayor was the first Hispanic and Latina to be appointed to the supreme court.
