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13 amendment
the 13th amendment abolished slavery. -
14- amendment
It granted citizenship and equal rights for African Americans. -
Tuskegee Institute
Tuskegee University is a historically black university. The campus is designated as the Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site by the National Park Service. -
plessy v. ferguson
The U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine. -
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People created
NAACP is a civil rights organization in the United States, formed as an interracial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans -
19th Amendment
The United States Constitution prohibits the United States and its states from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of sex. -
Executive Order 9981
This executive order abolished discrimination basis off race, color, religion or national origin in the United States Armed Forces. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional, even if the segregated schools are otherwise equal in quality. -
montgomery bus boycott
The Montgomery bus boycott was a political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama. -
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
The SCLC is an African-American civil rights organization. It is a regional organization that could better coordinate civil rights protest activities across the South. -
little rock 9
The Little Rock Nine were a group of nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Their enrollment was followed by the Little Rock Crisis, in which the students were initially prevented from entering the racially segregated school. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was the first federal civil rights legislation passed by the United States Congress. The act established the Civil Rights Section of the Justice Department and empowered federal prosecutors to obtain court injunctions against interference with the right to vote. -
Chicano Movement (Mural Movement)
The Chicano murals movement was the public of art on the buildings on the Southwest. -
Greensboro, NC Sit-ins
The Greensboro sit-in was a civil rights protest, when African American students staged a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter and refused to leave after being denied service. -
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
SNCC was the principal channel of student commitment for the civil rights. The group sought to coordinate youth-led nonviolent, direct-action campaigns against segregation and other forms of racism. -
24th Amendment
no poll tax had to be paid to vote -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. -
Black Panthers
the Black Panthers found after the assassination of Black nationalist Malcolm X and after police in San Francisco shot and killed an unarmed Black teen. -
MLK assassinated
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, TN for his fight or civil rights. -
Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) proposed
Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would invalidate many state and federal laws that discriminate against women. To provide for the legal equality of the sexes and prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex.