Civil Rights Timeline

By mcpk_88

  • Dread Scott v Stanford

    This court case decided that slaves were not citizens of the so they could not sue in federal court. This was a huge step backwards for slaves in the United States.

  • 13th Amendment

    The 13th Amendment abolished slavery in the United States. This changed many peoples lives in the United States.

  • 14th Amendment

    This amendment granted citizenship for all people born in the United States. This means that everybody is protected by the Bill of Rights in the Country.

  • 15th amendment

    The 15th amendment granted all African American men the right to vote. This was a huge step forward for the Civil Rights Movement.

  • white primaries

    These were votes that white people were only allowed to vote in. This was racially motivated and illegal.

  • Plessy v Ferguson

    The courts ruling to the issue was the statement separate but equal. This statement was eventually overturned in Brown v. Board.

  • 19th Amendment

    The 19th amendment made it illegal to deny voting based off of sex. This made it easier for women to vote

  • Brown v Board of Education

    Brown v. Board of Education further prevented discrimination in schools. It forced separate schools to integrate even if they retaliated

  • Poll taxes

    Poll taxes were a fee that you had to pay to vote. This was made illegal because that meant that many voters with less money couldn't vote.

  • 24th Amendment

    This amendment got rid of the poll tax. This made it so everyone can now vote and not based on the amount of money they have.

  • Civil Rights Act of 1964

    This prevented discrimination in public areas. This integrated lots of public places

  • Voting Rights Act of 1965

    This act destroyed many discriminatory voting practices in the South. This truly gave everybody the right to vote.

  • Affirmative Action Date

    This prevented people from not hiring people based of their race.

  • Reed v Reed

    This case overturned a law discriminatory towards women

  • Equal Rights Amendment

    The amendment was made to stop discrimination based on sex. It was barely made it through the states in 1972.

  • Regents of UC v Bakke

    The Supreme Court declared affirmative action to be legal but invalidated on the basis of race.

  • Bowers v Hardwick

    The Supreme Court upheld a Georgia law banning Sodomy. This case also overturned Lawrence v. Texas.

  • Americans With Disabilities Act

    This act prohibits discrimination based on whether the person is disabled or not. This forced many public buildings to change their designs in order to accommodate all people.

  • Motor Voter Act

    The Motor Voter Act requires that states have voter registration capabilities at the State motor vehicles office.

  • Obergefell v Hodges

    This case requires that all same-sex marriages are recognized by the states and the federal government. This was a big step for the LGBTQ+ community