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President Abraham Lincon made the 13th admendment which ended slavery.The 13th Amendment was necessary because the Emancipation Proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln in January of 1863, did not end slavery entirely -
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. -
The 15th amendment allows black males the right to vote.
Right to vote shall not be denied on account of race of color -
Founded by Booker T. Washington, “established a normal school for colored teachers”. Provided students with academic and vocational
training. -
Segregation in railway accommodation.
Separate but equal: Only did the separate part though -
Key founder: W.E.B. Du Bois. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Civil Rights organization to help fight for African American rights. -
The Equal Rights Amendment was to provide for the legal equality of the sexes and prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex. -
This executive order abolished discrimination "on the basis of race, color, religion or national origin" in the United States Armed Forces, and led to the end of segregation in the services during the Korean War. -
Little brown saw two while schools on her way to black school. Integrated public schools. Overturns Plessy v. Ferguson. -
The Little Rock Nine was a group of nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957. students were initially prevented from entering the racially segregated school by Orval Faubus, the Governor of Arkansas. -
LBJ outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or
national origin. It prohibits unequal application of voter registration
requirements, and racial segregation in schools, employment, and
public accommodations. -
On this date in 1962, the House passed the 24th Amendment, outlawing the poll tax as a voting requirement in federal elections -
The fight to secure voting rights for African Americans.
The marches were organized by nonviolent activists to demonstrate the desire of African-American citizens to exercise their constitutional right to vote, in defiance of segregationist repression -
LBJ outlawed the discriminatory voting practices adopted in many
southern states after the Civil War -
Political organization founded to challenge police brutality against
the African American community. -
Founded by grassroots activists in Minneapolis. This is an American Indian advocacy group organized to address issues related to sovereignty, leadership, and treaties. -
MLK was shot and at a motel in memphis tennessee while standing on his balcony, shortly after he was rushed to the hospital where he died an hour later -
Appointed by Reagan. First female to serve on the court. -
The American citizens right to vote will not be denied by the United States due towards their sex. -
Appointed by Obama. First Hispanic and Latina to serve on the court.