Civil War Timeline

By samhithategala

  • 13,14,15 Amendments

    These amendments are commonly known as the Civil War Amendments. The 13th amendment abolished slavery. The 14th amendment granted some basic rights and citizenship to blacks. The 15th amendment granted blacks the right to vote.

  • Creation of Tuskegee Institute

    The Tuskegee Institute was a school created for African Americans. It was created by Booker T. Washington to help educate more black Americans to promote the progress of their race. It was the first institute in which black Americans could receive a higher education.

  • Plessy v. Ferguson

    The Plessy v. Ferguson case was the case in which the U.S. Supreme Court declared the segregation of public facilities based on race legal. However, this was allowed to happen on the terms that the facilities were "separate but equal." This did not stand however as many public facilities were made harder to use or not as good quality for black Americans.

  • NAACP created

    The NAACP, or National Association for the Advancement of Colored People , is an organization that was established to fight for and ensure the rights of black Americans. They sought to remove the racial barrier between whites and blacks in America.

  • 19th Amendment

    The 19th amendment granted women the right to vote and declared that the right to vote could not be given or taken away based on gender.

  • Executive Order 9981

    This order stated that those working in the armed forces were not to be discriminated or segregated based on race, color, nationality, or religion.

  • Brown v. Board of Education

    This was the court case in which the U.S. Supreme Court declared that separating by race in schools was unconstitutional and therefore banned. This was a key moment for the Civil Rights movement as this allowed for children of color-specifically black people- to enjoy the same benefits and facilities in their school as white children. Prior to this many black people were forced to use certain bathrooms or drink for certain fountains strictly based on the color of their skin.

  • Emmet Till's Death

    Emmet Till was a 14 year old boy who was brutally murdered for allegedly flirting with a white women at the grocery store. The women's husband and brother then went to kill Till.

  • Montgomery Bus Boycott

    The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a protest in which African Americans refused to ride the bus. This was a response to the arrestation of Rosa Parks who refused to give up her seat on the bus for a white male.

  • Civil Rights Act of 1957

    This act allowed for the legal prosecution of for those who discriminated based on race-specifically in voting. This allowed for police and official execution of practices of equality in race.

  • I Have a Dream

    The famous "I Have a Dream" speech was delivered to many Civil Rights protestors who gathered at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. In his speech Martin Luther King Jr. called for change in regards to the way black Americans were treated at the time.

  • 24th Amendment

    The 24th amendment banned taxing at voting stalls. Before this amendment voters were sometimes required to pay a tax or a fee in order to cast their vote however the 24th amendment outlawed this practice.

  • Civil Rights Act of 1964

    The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was similar to the Civil Rights act of 1957 however this act also outlawed discrimination based on gender.

  • March from Selma Alabama

    The Selma to Montgomery marches took place from March 21-25th. This was a series of 3 marches as a sign of protest to gain the right to vote for blacks. This march led to the Voting Rights Act of 1965

  • Voting Rights Act of 1965

    This act banned many of the discriminatory actions that took place against Black Americans when they attempted to vote. Many black people were given literacy tests or told that they filled out the application wrong to prevent them from. Black people were given the right to vote in 1850, people still tried to block their vote from being cast as much as possible.

  • Thurgood Marshall Appointed to Supreme Court

    Thurgood Marshall was the first African American to be appointed into the Supreme Court and served from 1967-1991. He became a prime leader for the Civil Rights Movement. He set the tone for many black justices to later be appointed into the Supreme Court.

  • American Indian Movement Founded

    The American Indian Movement sought to improve conditions for American Indians as they were moved to more urban areas. Many American Indians were met with extreme poverty and police brutality so this movement sought to spark change in society.

  • MLK Assasinated

    Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968. His killer was identified as James Early Ray who received 99 years in prison for his crime. Much of the black population mourned MLK's death as he was a key leader in the Civil Rights Movement.

  • Equal Rights Amendment proposed and declined

    This amendment proposed that gender should not determine whether one was given a right or a freedom. It basically stated that in terms of the law women and men were equal so whatever freedom and rights men enjoyed women could also enjoy. However this amendment didn't pass because in order for an amendment to pass it needs a 3/4 vote. This means that 38/50 states must approve the amendment but only 35 states approved it.

  • Sandra Day O'Connor Appointed

    The day Sandra Day O'Connor was appointed into the Supreme Court was the first day that a woman was appointed as an associate justice. O'Connor served from 1981-2006. This was a huge win for those women fighting for equality.