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Congress Passes the First Civil Rights Act
It was the first United States federal law to define citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. It wasn't ratified until 1870 -
14th Amendment
The 14th amendment was 1 of the 3 amendments that help abolish slavery, it also gave people who where born in the U.S citizenship -
15th Amendment
The 15th amendment is what cause african american men to be able to vote,by say that the right to vote for U.S citizens will not be denied or abridged. -
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The first Women’s Suffrage Amendment was introduced in Congress, but was defeated
The Woman Suffrage Amendment, originally written by Susan B. Anthony and introduced in Congress, passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate, then sent to the states for ratification. -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Plessy v. Ferguson was important because it essentially established the constitutionality of racial segregation. -
NAACP is founded
The NAACP or National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was established in 1909 and is America's oldest and largest civil rights organization. It was formed in New York City by white and black activists. -
19th Amendment
The 19th amendment gave women the right to vote. -
Shelley v. Kraemer
Shelley v. Kraemer is a landmark United States Supreme Court case that struck down racially restrictive housing covenants. Louis that was subject to a restrictive covenant preventing "people of the Negro or Mongolian Race" from occupying the property. -
Brown v. Board of Education
In 1954, the Supreme Court unanimously strikes down segregation in public schools, sparking the Civil Rights movement. A watershed moment for desegregation, Brown v. Board did not instantly desegregate schools. The Board of Education ruling did little on the community level to achieve the goal of desegregation. -
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her bus seat
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Her courageous act of protest was considered the spark that ignited the Civil Rights movement. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. The Act prohibited discrimination in public accommodations and federally funded programs. It also strengthened the enforcement of voting rights and the desegregation of schools. -
NOW formed
NOW was created in order to mobilize women, give women's rights advocates the power to put pressure on employers and the government, and to promote full equality of the sexes. -
Green v. County School Board of New Kent County
Green v. County School Board of New Kent County, 391 U.S. 430 (1968), was an important United States Supreme Court case involving school desegregation.The Court held unanimously that New Kent County's freedom of choice plan did not adequately comply with the school board's responsibility to determine a system of admission to public schools on a non-racial basis. -
Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, 402 U.S. 1, was a landmark United States Supreme Court case dealing with the busing of students to promote integration in public schools. -
Proposition 209 – California
Proposition 209 is a California ballot proposition which, upon approval in November 1996, amended the state constitution to prohibit state governmental institutions from considering race, sex, or ethnicity, specifically in the areas of public employment, public contracting, and public education. Modeled on the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the California Civil Rights Initiative was authored by two California academics