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The 13th amendment is what abolished slavery. It started the long road to equal rights for African Americans. Lincoln is the president who signed this amendment in to play.
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This amendment gave equal rights to African Americans. They had the same rights, but were still very separate.
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The 15th amendment gave equal voting rights to all males. While they had the right too, poll taxed and literacy tests stopped most African American voters.
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It was a supreme court decision to allow separate but "equal" facilities. This basically let the southern states keep the African Americans and Whites separate from each other.
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The NAACP was founded to bring African Americans together to fight for equal rights. It has had some very famous members such as W.E.B. Du Bois
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The 19th Amendment is the amendment that gave women the right to vote. This was a major step forward for women in their battle for suffrage.
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This was a court case against the segregation of schools. It established that it was unconstitutional to have separate school systems.
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The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a political protest against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system. It was a very seminal event in the civil rights movement.
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This was a speech delivered by MLK jr and he declared an end to racism. This speech was delivered at the Washington square on a protest march.
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The civil rights act declared that any form of segregation is declared unconstitutional. This was the major stepping stone for the civil rights movement
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Malcolm X was an American Muslim minister.He did speeches like MLK Jr. He was accused of spreading racism and violence.
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This act over passed many state laws to keep the voting segregated. It allowed African Americans to finally e able to easily vote.
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This court case over ruled all state laws concerning interracial marriage.
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He was killed in a hotel in Memphis Tn. This sparked a revoloution of protests and riots.
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The Equal Rights Amendment is an amendment to the United States Constitution that guarantees equal legal rights for all American citizens regardless of race or gender.
