civil war

  • 15th amendment

    15th amendment

    males have right to vote
  • 19th amendment

    19th amendment

    the right for women to vote
  • Desegregation of the Armed Forces

    Desegregation of the Armed Forces

    In 1946, Truman established a Committee on Civil Rights, which reported back to him in 1947.
  • montgomery bus boycott

    montgomery bus boycott

    Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white man
  • Sit-ins

    Sit-ins

    african americans were not served
  • Freedom Rides

    Freedom Rides

    the bus loads of people waged a cross country campaign to try to end the segregation of the bus terminals.
  • civil rights act

    civil rights act

    president Lyndon Johnson a strong supporter of civil rights
  • Amercians with Disabilities Act

    Amercians with Disabilities Act

    discrimination against people with physical