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After the Civil War, the southern states passed laws that segregated blacks and tried to keep them from exercising their rights.
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Black Codes were laws that were passed after the Civil War that tried to push Black Americans to work in labor and also restricted their freedom.
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Abolished slavery
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Established that anyone born in the United States is automatically a US citizen, and established due process.
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Freed slaves couldn't get jobs because of their lack of education. So they had to share plots of land with former masters to farm crops.
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Made it so that voting rights cannot be infringed or denied upon due to race.
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Lynching was very prominent towards Black Americans. Black Americans would be prosecuted without a proper trial
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This US Supreme Court case upheld racial segregation laws under the doctrine of "separate but equal"
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Gave women the full right to vote
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The refusal to comply with certain laws, policies, or taxes as a peaceful form of political protest.
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Established the president's and senators' terms, Congress has to meet once a year, and in the case that the president and vice president die, then congress will pick a new leader.
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It is an organization that aims to improve housing standards, improve home financing, and to stabilize the mortgage market.
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Rosa Parks was an activist for the Civil Rights Movement and really kickstarted the movement by refusing to give up her seat on a bus.
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During the Civil Rights movement, Martin Luther King Jr. convinced Black Americans to peacefully practice civil disobedience.
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Black Americans organized a movement to where they would boycott the bus system
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He helped initiate the Delano grape strike on September 8, 1963
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Desegregation refers to when Black Americans were finally able to share the same facilities as White Americans
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Went against the desegregation of Little Rock High School
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The bill was meant to show support for the civil rights movement and had paved the way for more civil rights bills in the future.
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It was a series of non violent protests that took place in North Carolina, and was started to fight against segregation
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Encouraged racial diversity by favoring members of a disadvantaged group within a culture.
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Declared in his 1963 Inaugural Address, "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever"
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She is best known for her book, The Feminine Mystique. Which explored the causes and frustrations of modern women in traditional roles
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He gave his "I Have A Dream" speech on Washington DC
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Allowed American citizens to vote for national positions without any infringement on their rights. Effectively getting rid of the poll tax.
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Refused to serve Black Americans in his restaurant after Blacks were given rights.
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A civil rights and US labor law that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin
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A program that provides early childhood education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to low income families.
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Benefits were increased for veterans and the military was desegregated.
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Upward bound is a program that assists students from lower income families to pursue higher education.
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Thurgood Marshall became the first African American Justice in the United State's history.
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He won a humanitarian award from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's Corpus Christi chapter in 1969.
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Citizens who are eighteen have the right to vote and the right cannot be infringed upon by the United States nor the States.
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Established so that no student can be excluded from participating in federal financial assistance
