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13th Amendment
An amendment ot the U.S. Constitution that abolished slavery and involuntary servitude. Ended slavery for blacks in America and was suppose to give them the same rights as whites. -
14th Amendment
An amendment to the U.S. Constitution that makes all persons born or naturalized in the United States, citizens of the country and guarantees equal protection of the laws. This amendment gave all people including former slaves equal rights as the whites anywhere in America by law. -
15th Amendment
An amendment to the U.S. Constitution the prohibits the denial of voting rights to people because of their rave or color or because they have previously been slaves. This gave the ability to vote to blacks in America, but these rights were still denied to many slaves in the South due to poll taxes, the grandfather clause, or the literacy test. -
Plessey vs. Ferguson
A surpreme court case in which they ruled that seperation of the raves in public accommodations was legal, thus establishing the "separate but equal" doctrine. This case ruling gave the South authority to keep their cities and states segregated in all ways as long as they made the government believe all of the facilities were still equal. -
19th Amendment
An amendment to the U.S. Constitution that gave women the right to vote. This amendment lessened the gap of power between men and women in the U.S. and gave women a voice in the government -
Executive Order of 1948
This executive order abolished segregation in the armed forces. This gave blacks equal rights in the army and gave a feeling of unity and equality among them and the whites in the army, if not the country itself. -
Brown vs Board of Education
A supreme court ruling that established that "separate but equal" education for black and white students was unconstitutional. This ended segregation in the school systems and gave the black youth a chance to get educated and have a chance to succeed in the world. -
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat
This event led to the desegregation of the public transportation system in the United States. This allowed blacks to ride in the front of the public bus system and helped rid of the colored section and the white section of a bus. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
A 381 day long boycott of the public bus system in Montgomery due to the arrest of Rosa Parks. This boycott led to the end of segregation in the bus system and helped blacks more overcome segregation in the south, -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
This act ended the use of literacy tests and Poll taxes in the South. This helped to allow more blacks to register to vote since they were no longer required to do some impossible task to get registered. -
24th Amendment
The amendment ended the use of taxed being needed such as the poll tax to register to vote. This gave blacks and poor whites that could not afford the poll tax the ability to vote. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
A law that banned discrimination on the basis of race, sex, national origin, or religion in public places or in most workplaces. This law helped reiterate and establish the fact that all people are created equal no matter what. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
A law that made it easier for African Americans to register to vote by eliminatin discriminatory literacy tests and authorizing federal examiners to enroll voters denied at the local level. This law made it a lot easier for blacks to vote and make their voice heard, thus adding to the civil rights for blacks. -
Civil Rights Act of 1968
A law that banned discrimination in housing. This law allowed blacks to purchase property and made it easier for blacks to supply shelter for themselves and their family.
