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13th Amendment
Slavery is abolished and should not be present in the united states. No organizations or people can use it or they will be punished. It gave african americans much more freedom than what they once had. -
15th Amendment
Granted african american men the right to vote.This was passed and a year later, it was ratified. It provided african american men a way to voice their opinion. -
Tuskegee Institute created
Founded by Booker T Washington, an african american university so african americans could strive for equality and gain an education. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
A supreme court case that allowed the segregation of african americans to be legal. This was a large step backwards in the civil rights movement. -
NAACP created
The NAACP was created to advocate for racial equality, they have been around 100 years at this point still striving for the treatment towards their race. It created a way to inspire african americans and voice their opinions. -
19th amendment
Giving women the right to vote for elections and law creating. After many long years, the women of america were finally given a way to contribute to society in other ways then they were before. -
Brown v. Board of Education
A court case that overturned the plessy v. ferguson case and deemed it unconstitutional. It took away the major steps back they took and turned it into a major positive step in the right direction. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
A civil rights protest that was peaceful, that was done by african americans in hope for equality. showed an example to other african americans on what they can do to voice themselves -
Greensboro, NC Sit-ins
An African American boycott against segregation, they sat in dinners that were white only and peacefully protested. set yet another example for others to get out there and help the movement. -
Freedom Riders
A group of white african american activists who participated in freedom rides. these where bus trips through the american to protest bus segregation. and proved to others that white people should still be apart of this movement. -
Dr. King’s: “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”
A letter from Dr. Martin Luther King sent from inside his jail cell to encourage the african american activist to keep fighting. It provided a lot of encouragement to the activist because they saw how dedicated he was due to that fact that he sent it from jail -
March on Washington: “I have a dream” speech
A legendary and very empowering speech from MLK that inspired many african americans to fight for what they believe in. -
Civil Rights Act
An act that prohibits the discrimination of religion, sex and race and that these thing cant interfere with hiring or firing. Provided the acknowledgment to all minority groups. -
March from Selma, Alabama
A part of a lot of the civil rights protests in Alabama, alabama is the deep south and it took way more of a fight than most states. Due to the struggle of the fight, it inspired mant more. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
outlawed voting practices that were discriminant. These practices seemed to be adopted after the civil war. Was a major step towards the equality of african americans, showed that their work was paying off. -
Black Panthers
An organization of african american men fighting against the brutality of police to the african american community. They were not peaceful and although this was frowned upon, they were fighting for the right cause. -
Thurgood Marshall appointed to the Supreme Court
The first black man in the supreme court justice, he was confirmed in the a 69-11 floor vote. proved that black people belong to be in power just as much as white people do. -
MLK assassinated
MLK was shot dead while standing on his balcony. this was a major step backwards due to the importance that he had and the inspiration that he provided. -
Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) proposed
In 1972, the equal rights amendment was passed. It was proposed by the national women's political party in 1923 and provided the equality of genders. -
Sandra Day O’Connor appointed to the Supreme Court
The first woman to be appointed to the supreme court, it was by president Ronald reagan. a great step for women.