Human rights

Civil Rights Timeline

By BenjaminRussell
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    Continuity and Change from 1945-2000

  • The United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)

    The United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)

    Declared everyone including women have rights and freedoms.
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    Conditions for women have stayed the same.

    Women continue to be payed less than men for the same job in the United States. They continue to be way under represented in business and in politics.
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    One condition that stayed continuous is the economic inequality of minorities in the United States.

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    LGBTQ Struggle for acceptance and legal rights.

    One condition that has stayed the same for the LGBTQ+ community is their struggle for acceptance and legal rights all over the world.
  • Brown v Board of Education 1954

    Brown v Board of Education 1954

    This case desegregated schools, workplaces and public spaces
  • The Women's Liberation Movement

    The Women's Liberation Movement

    Let to equal pay act and Title IX among other things
  • Civil Rights Act of 1964

    Civil Rights Act of 1964

    This event outlawed discrimination in the United States.
  • Economic Ineqaulity

    Economic Ineqaulity

  • Same sex marriage is legalized.

    Same sex marriage is legalized.

    Netherlands (2001) - The first country to legalize same-sex marriage.
    South Africa (2006) - The first African country to legalize it.
    Argentina (2010) - The first country in Latin America to legalize it.
    Brazil (2013) - Legalized through court rulings.
    Taiwan (2019) - The first Asian country to legalize it.
    Ecuador (2019)
    Switzerland (2021)
    Chile (2022
  • Same Sex Marriage is Legalized

    Same Sex Marriage is Legalized

    Netherlands (2001) - The first country to legalize same-sex marriage.
    South Africa (2006) - The first African country to legalize it.
    Argentina (2010) - The first country in Latin America to legalize it.
    Brazil (2013) - Legalized through court rulings.
    United Kingdom (2014) - England and Wales; Scotland followed in 2014, while Northern Ireland legalized it in 2020.
    Taiwan (2019) - The first Asian country to legalize it.
    Ecuador (2019)
    Switzerland (2021)
    Chile (2022)