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14th Amendment
The 14th amendment is passed, giving everyone born in the US citizenship. -
15th Amendment
The 15th Amendment is passed. It says that all people (men) are allowed to vote regardless of race. -
The First Civil Rights Act
The First Civil Rights Act is passed. It is the first law to define citizenship and to saw that all citizens are equally protected by law. -
The First Women's Suffrage Act
The first women's suffrage act is introduced to Congress but is defeated. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
The court case Plessy v. Ferguson creates the idea of "separate but equal". -
NAACP
The NAACP, or National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, is founded. -
19th Amendment
The 19th amendment is passed, finally allowing women to vote. -
Shelley v. Kraemer
Shelley v. Kraemer was a court case where a white family tried to prevent a black family from moving into their neighborhood. The court decided in favor of Shelley, the black family. -
Executive Order 9981
President Harry Truman issues executive order 9981, which ends segregation in the Armed Forces. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education was a court case in which the judges ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. -
Rosa Parks Refuses to Give up her Seat
Rosa Parks, a black woman, refuses to give up her seat on the bus, something that was more or less illegal at the time. -
The Albany Movement
This movement's goal was to protest many of the segregated parts of Albany, Georgia. Many different civil rights groups took part. -
March on Washington
Martin Luther King Jr. made the "I Have A Dream" speech about racial equality, which helped to pass the Civil Rights Act. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights act was a massive piece of legislation that outlawed many forms of discrimination. -
NOW is Formed
NOW, or the National Organization for Women, is formed. -
MLK Assassinated
Martin Luther King Jr. is (allegedly) assassinated by James Earl Ray. -
Green v. County School Board of New Kent County
This court case was about Kent County Schools, which Green believed had not adequately desegregated. The court upheld this opinion. -
Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
This court case was where Swann thought that the Board of Education was not doing enough to desegregate the schools. To fix this, she thought that the federal government could intervene where necessary. The court upheld this decision. -
California Proposition 209
This proposition added a section in the state's declaration of rights, which banned the use of affirmative action involving race or gender preferences.