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13th Amendment african americans
this amendment formally ended slavery around America, this cause much controversy and created a big problem with many people, but didn't truly free people of color from discrimination -
14th Amendment people of color
This amendment gave everyone including people of color, equal rights, so the state could not deprive anybody of life liberty, or property without due law of process, these things were done but not implemented by people -
15th Amendment people of color
The right to vote was given to all MEN no matter race or background, but these amendments were not really followed and ways around it were found to not allow people of color to vote -
Tuskegee Institute created African Americans
A school founded for teachers in Alabama but was the main way to help people of color and to give colored teachers a job, created by Booker T Washington -
Plessy v. Ferguson people of color
A major court case that strengthened the racial segregation in the public eye and made it legal, separate but equal, this went on for more than half a century -
NAACP created people of color
Founded by WEB Du Bois, Ida Bell Wells-Barntee, Mary White Ovington, and many others, created to battle the racial discrimination happening in America and fighting for equal treatment, also help people of color with their constitutional rights -
19th Amendment women
Voting rights have been given to women, major significance because this is the mark that women are finally becoming more equal to men and more opportunities in politics are being given -
Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) proposed women
The ERA was proposed to all of America that will guarantee legal gender equality for women and men, this did not pass because both houses of legislation has to approve at the same time for the state to be ratified -
Executive Order 9981 people of color
This made the military desegregated, no matter race everyone was supposed to be treated equally and military units were not broken into groups due to race -
Brown v. Board of Education African Americans
This case decided that racial segregation in schools was unconstitutional and violated the 14th amendment, segregation was slowly starting to diminish -
Montgomery Bus Boycott people of color
this majorly started with the arrest of Rosa Parks, many people stopped using public transportation which destroyed the economy so the supreme court ruled that segregation on public transportation was unconstitutional -
Little rock 9 African Americans
Nine African American women were arriving at little rock high school and were denied access to the school, so federal troops escorted them into the school and they were the first nine African Americans to graduate at little rock -
Chicano Movement (Mural Movement) chicanos
A giant movement around the southeast to represent the past and express themselves in a public way helped to show the identity and culture of many who really couldn't because of racism -
Cesar Chavez chicanos
Cesar Chavez founded the National Farm Workers Association. -
Dr. King’s: “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” african americans
While being in prison he came out with a letter, a full-throated defense of the Birmingham protest campaign that is now regarded as one of the greatest texts of the civil rights movement. -
March on Washington: “I have a dream” speech people of color
He gave a speech about economic inequalities and for a higher minimum wage. -
24th amendment people of color
The 24th amendment prohibited any poll tax in elections for federal officials. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964 people of color and women
The civil rights prohibited discrimination based on the race, religion, sex, and color of people -
March from Selma, Alabama people of color
Hundreds of people gathered and went to march to the capital city of Montgomery. They did this to make sure that black people were still able to vote. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965 people of color and women
President Lyndon Johnson signed this act into law which it ended public segregation and banned employment discrimination where people would get paid according to their race, religion, or sex.