Equality Timeline

By stacy.williams

  • Declaration of Independence

    Establishes "all men are created equal," religious freedom "equality"

  • Bill of Rights

    created equality of all "citizens"

  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Frees all slaves in the US

  • 13th Amendment

    Banned slavery or any "indentured servitude"

  • 14th Amendment

    Made all MEN equal citizens

  • 15th Amendment

    Allowed all MEN to vote

  • 19th Amendment

    Ends Women's Suffrage, gives women the right to vote

  • Indian Citizenship Act

    Granted Native Americans "citizenship"

  • End of Jim Crow Laws

    Ends segregation ("separate but equal")

  • Immigration and Naturalization Act

    "abolished an earlier quota system based on national origin and established a new immigration policy based on reuniting immigrant families and attracting skilled labor" (History.com)

  • Loving v. State of Virginia

    Supreme Court Case that legalized interracial marriage

  • Indian Civil Rights Act

    Gave Native Americans ALL rights granted under the US gov

  • Martin Luther King Jr. Assassination

    Prominent Civil Rights Leader, Minister, shot

  • 1st PRIDE Parade

    First Gay Pride Parade held to recognize the LGBT+ community

  • Equal Rights Amendment

    Granted women ALL rights given by the US gov

  • Pregnancy Discrimination Act

    Pregnant mothers could receive time off and not be fired for leave.

  • Americans with Disabilities Act

    Prohibits discrimination against citizens with mental/physical disabilities

  • Family and Medical Act

    Allowed all members of the family to be able to take time off to support their family without being fired.

  • Lawrence v. State of Texas

    Companies and businesses can no longer discriminate against same-sex couples.

  • Marriage Equality Act

    Legalized same-sex marriage

  • Call to end DACA

    Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals-children brought to the US illegally are given a chance for citizenship, related to the DREAM Act. Current administration is calling to end the DACA, which would have over 800,000 be deported.

  • Charlottesville, VA Incident

    "Alt-Right" groups met in a rally, counter-protesters tried to stop them, an "Alt-Right" member runs over and kills a counter-protester, results in counter-protesters tearing down a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee