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The 13th Amendment abolished slavery in the United States.
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Plessy V. Ferguson was a Supreme Court Case said racial segregation was constitutional as long as the segregated facilities were equal.
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The Executive Order 9981, issued by President Truman, was used to abolish discrimination in the Armed Services.
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The Supreme Court Case, Brown V. Board, ruled in favor of Brown stating that segregation in schools was unconstitutional.
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The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a protest to not ride buses that went on for about a year between 1955 and 1956. The purpose of this boycott was to eliminate segregation on buses.
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The Little Rock 9 were a group of 9 African American students who enrolled in a high school in Arkansas. When they first tried to enter the school the Governor of Arkansas permitted them from entering the school.
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The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was signed into law by President Eisenhower and it further protected citizens in the United States.
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SNCC was founded in 1960. The purpose of this civil rights organization was to give young African Americans a voice in their futures.
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The Freedom Riders were a group of civil rights activists who rode buses into the south, knowing when they were in danger of being arrested, beaten, and worse.
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In 1963, MLK wrote a letter from the Birmingham Jail stating his stance on civil disobedience.
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MLK gave this speech during the March on Washington, he addresses his want for Civil Rights.
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 ended discrimination on the bases of sex, religion, race or national origin.
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The March from Selma, Alabama was also known as "Bloody Sunday" due to the protesters that were met by violence only a few blocks from where they started.
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The Voting Rights Act gave everyone the right to vote.
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The Black Panthers were a political organization designed for self defense and promoting "Black Power"
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Thurgood Marshall was the first African American to be a Supreme Court Justice.
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The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. was devastating to the civil rights community. MLK was a minister who fought hard for rights of African Americans.
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AIM was the American Indian Movement, it protected Native Americans and promoted "Red Power"
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Sandra Day O'Connor was the first women appointed to the Supreme Court. She served on the court from 1981 until her retirement in 2006.
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Sonia Sotomayor is the first Hispanic Justice in the Supreme Court. She was appointed by President Obama in 2009.
