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The Declaration of Independence states that all men are created equal.
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The Seneca Falls Convention was the first women's rights convention. This was an important event because it led to the rise of feminism and womens rights activists.
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The thirteenth ammendment abolished slavery and involutary servitude (except for the purpose of punishment)
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The 15th Ammendment prohibits federal and state governments from denying a citizen their right to vote based on their race.
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Colorado along with Idaho were the two biggest supporters of women's rights.
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A case that decided that segregation is constitutional on the grounds of "sepereate but equal."
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The NAACP's mission is to to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination
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Prohibits anybody form denying somebody the right to vote based on sex.
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The Executive Order 10450 charged the heads of federal agencies and the Office of Personnel Management, supported by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), with investigating federal employees to determine whether they posed security risks.
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Overthrew the ruling of the Plessy v. Ferguson case. The issue arouse because the ineficiency of seperate facilities, and how unequal they were. This landmark case banned school segregation.
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This was a landmoark case for the LGBT community. It was the first U.S. Supreme Court ruling to deal with homosexuality. It stated that Pro-homosexual writing is not obscene.
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Prohibits a poll tax to be required to be paid before one votes.
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This act outlawed the discrimination of somebody based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
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This act prohibits racial discrimination in voting. It prohibits any stae or local government from imposing any voting law that intend to discriminate against racial or language minorities.
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The 14th ammendment addresses equial citizen rights and equal protection rights. This ammendment also clarifies the definition of an American citizen.
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The Stonewall Riots were multiple violent demostrations by the gay community. These riots were considered to be a big part leading to the gay liberation.
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Title IX was created to provide equal opprotunities for women in schools, focusing on women athleics.
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The APA removing homesexuality as a mental disorder provided more knowledge to those ignorant to homosexuality.
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Don't Ask Don't Tell served as the official United States policy on service by gay people and lesbian people in the military. It prohibited military personnel from discriminating against or harassing closeted homosexual or bisexual service members or applicants, while barring openly gay, lesbian, or bisexual persons from military service.
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THis allowed states to not recognize same-sex marriages.
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Massachusetts becomes the first state to allow and recognize same-sex marriages.
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This repealed Don't Ask Don't Tell. Pres. Obama made it legal to be openly homosexual and serve in the military.
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Illinios was the first state that removed its sodomy laws.
