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13th Amendment
abolished slavery (African Americans) -
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 (all) -
15th Amendment
The right to vote cannot be taken away on basis of race, color, or previous servitude (African Americans) -
Tuskegee Institute created
The first school for higher learning for African Americans. founded by Booker T. Washington (African Americans) -
Plessy v. Ferguson
Established de jure segregation by “separate but equal”
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NAACP created
opposed racism and worked towards ending segregation and racial injustices. founded by W.E.B Du Bois. fought for African American rights (African Americans) -
19th Amendment
right to vote will not be denied because of an individual's sex
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Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) proposed
Got rid of many laws that discriminate against women
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Cesar Chavez
founded the national farm workers association and helped thousands of farmers gain better working conditions
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Executive Order 9981
integrated the military so whites and blacks fought together
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Brown v. Board of Education
This court decided that it was unconstitutional if there was segregation in public between races in schools even if both sides were of equal quality. (African Americans) -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
helped in getting rid of segregation in transportation
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Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) formed
known for organizing large protests, mainly in selma and Birmingham, with the goal in mind of pushing the government to support civil rights laws -
Little Rock 9
some of the first African American students to integrate into a previously “all-white school” (African Americans) -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
established the Civil Rights Section of the Justice Department and could appeal to the court over being denied to vote (all) -
Greensboro, NC Sit-ins
helped bring the racial movement to the nation and brought the country closer to gaining equal rights. (African Americans) -
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) formed
the SNCC did student-led nonviolent protests against segregation and racism (all) -
Chicano Movement (Mural Movement)
helped spread awareness among people of the struggles of Mexican Americans. Also, lead to the creation of ethnic studies
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Freedom Riders
people who directly challenged racial laws in the south
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Dr. King’s: “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”
A letter written by MLK while he was imprisoned due to protesting in Birmingham which made a main point or urging others to take nonviolent direct action in protesting for civil rights
(African Americans)