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13th Amendment
The end of slavery in the U.S. -
14th Amendment
Rights of citizenship, due process, and equal protection of the law -
15th Amendment
The right of citizens to vote despite race or color -
Plessy v. Ferguson
Homer Plessy was mixed, mostly Caucasian, man but was arrested when he sat in the whites only section on a bus. The bus driver wanted him off the bus yet he resisted and was arrested. He took his case to court and was ruled in the wrong, the event later inspired the saying, "separate but equal" setting the basis of the Jim Crow Laws. -
NAACP Created
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was created to promote equality for people of all color -
19th Amendment
The right of citizens to vote despite the person's sex -
Equal Rights Amendment proposed
An amendment was created to guarantee equal rights to all Americans despite sex -
Executive Order 9981
The order President Truman signed to abolish discrimination in the military -
Brown v. Board of Education
The case that helped the U.S. Supreme Court decide that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional -
Chicano Mural Movement
Mexican American movement where they would paint murals showing Hispanic culture -
Freedom Riders
Civil Rights Activists who rode interstate buses into segregated southern US states to challenge the supreme court -
Dr. King's: "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"
After MLKJ was arrested he wrote a letter justifying his beliefs in civil disobedience -
March on Washington: "I Have a Dream" speech
Delivered by MLKJ, the speech was about his dream to one day end segregation and live in a discrimination free world -
24th Amendment
Citizens have the right to vote in any election and will not have to pay a poll tax -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned the use of voter registration, banned discrimination in public places, withheld federal funds from programs that practiced discrimination, and established the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission which banned discrimination for employers and unions -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was passed by President Johnson prohibited discriminatory voting practices that had been implemented into the South -
Black Panthers
The Black Panthers were a group of military young African Americans who believed in the idea of self defense and socialism -
MLKJ Assassinated
MLKJ was in Memphis, Tn when he was shot standing on the back balcony of his hotel. His death produced a spark in the growth of the Black Panther movement -
American Indian Movement
Also known as the Red Movement. Focused on the renewal of traditional culture and independence. This movement gave natives the freedom -
Sandra Day O'Connor appointed to the Supreme Court
Sandra Day O'Connor was the first woman ever appointed to the Supreme Court
