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13th Amendment
Amendment became ratified by the U.S Constitution. This broght the abolishment of slaves. -
Black codes
Law became passed in the southern states to restrict the freedom and other aspects of African American rights. -
Sharecroppping/Tenant Farming
Contract for sharecropping was passed in southern states for the slaves to use as a farming method. -
14th Amendment
Law became ratified and granted liberty to citizens as well as freeing current slaves -
15th Amendment
Law became ratified and gave African Americans the rights to vote -
Desegregattion
Congress passed the Civil Rights act of 1875 which was the first act of desegregation among whites and blacks. -
Lynching
A high amount of Lynchings have been documented in the United States -
Plessy V. Ferguson
The case has been ceased with Plessy winning the favor of the supreme court with holding the "seperate but equal" code to be more constitutional. -
19th Amendment
Ratified to give Woman the rights to vote. -
20th Amendment
Law is ratified to appoint the dates for the beggining and end and other regulations for presidental elections. -
Federal Housing Authority
Was created along the Housing act; Their purpose is to organize and improve housing standards and conditions. -
Hector P. Garcia
The date he became founder of American G.I Forum. -
Cesar Chavez
Ended his job as a laborer to organize the CSO. -
Civil Disobedience
Acts of civil Disobedience first used as a maneuver for resisting against unconstitutional laws. -
Brown V. Board
The court desided that "seperate but equal" code was essentially discriminatory by there being seperate schools for different races. -
Orville Faubus
Was elected as governor of Arkansas. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Martin Luther King protested against racial segregation being brought in public trasnsportation in Alabama. -
Rosa Parks
Refused to sit at the back of a bus seat when they intstructed her to sit at the back, starting the Montgomery bus boycott. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
Became passed and enacted by Congress to ensure that all American citizens had the right to vote. -
Sit-Ins
Thid type of nonviolent protest occurred where African American students from North Carolina State university would sit in a White dining area until they would be served. -
Affirmative Action
President John F. Kennedy was the first one to use the "Affirmative Action" rule to provide equal education and employment for women and minorities. -
George Wallace
Became the 45th governer of Alabama. -
Nonviolent protest
Martin Luther King Jr. was the leader of the civil rights movement and issued a non violet protest through Birmingham. -
Martin Luther King Jr.
It was the day that Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech at Lincoln's memorial in Washington D.C. -
Upward Bound
Established by the Educational opportunity Act of 1964 to provided school students to gain opportunities to attend college or a higher education. Especially for those who live through poverty. -
24th Amendment
Law became ratified to prohibit poll taxes -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This Act was passed to abolish the gender, race, and religion of a citizen. -
Veteran Rights Act of 1965
Allowed war veterans to vote the same as the American citizens. -
Head Start
Provide early childhood education, nutrition and parent-involvement services for families with low income. -
Betty Freidan
Became the co-founder and organizer of the National Organization for Woman. Which strived to give woman the same amount of rights and equality. -
Lester Madox
Became the 75th governor of Georgia -
Thurgood Marshall
Was the Associate justice of the United States supreme court -
26th Amendment
Law was ratified to lower the requirement age from 21 to 18 years of age. -
Title IX
Became effective to prohibit the discrimination on race and gender in any education programs.
