Civil Rights Timeline

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    Civil Rights Timeline

  • 13th Amendment ( constitutional laws )

    This amendment abolished slavery in the US, Marking the first step towards racial equality. This had a long term impact on American society, marking the beginning of a new chapter in the fight for civil rights and equality for all.

  • 14th Amendment

    The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the U.S granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to anyone born in the United States or who became a citizen of the country. This included African Americans and slaves who had been freed after the American Civil War.

  • 15th Amendment

    The Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States guaranteed that the right to vote could not be denied based on “race, color, or previous condition of servitude.” This amendment, or addition to the Constitution, allowed African American men, including former slaves, to vote.

  • Plessy v. Ferguson ( supreme court cases )

    This case established the "separate but equal", legalizing segregation and setting back the progress of racial equality for decades! The Supreme Court voted a 7-1 majority opinion, ruled that the state law was constitutional.

  • The NAACP

    The NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) was formed in 1909 in New York City by an interracial group of activists in response to the Springfield race riot and the ongoing violence against African Americans. Key figures in the founding included W.E.B. Du Bois, Ida B. Wells, and Mary White Ovington, along with white progressives like Oswald Garrison Villard and William English Walling.

  • The NAACP

    The NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) was formed in 1909 in New York City by an interracial group of activists in response to the Springfield race riot and the ongoing violence against African Americans. Key figures in the founding included W.E.B. Du Bois, Ida B. Wells, and Mary White Ovington, along with white progressives like Oswald Garrison Villard and William English Walling.

  • Civil Rights Act ( laws)

    This landmark legislation outlawed discrimination based on race,color,religion,sex,national origin. While the civil rights act didn't exactly speak on voting rights, it laid the foundation for the voting rights act of 1965, which further protected the right to vote for all citizens, particularly African Americans.

  • Brown v Board of Education ( supreme court cases )

    The supreme court overturned Plessy v. Ferguson, declaring state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students, as well as indigenous people etc,etc, to be unconstitutional.
    Ensuring equal access to education for all children regardless of race, the ruling contributed to a more equitable society and provided opportunities for advancement.

  • Voting Rights Act ( laws )

    This act outlawed discriminatory voting practices adopted in many southern states after the civil war, including literacy test and poll taxes.

  • Wilmington Coup

    The Wilmington Coup and Massacre of 1898 was a violent event in which white supremacists overthrew the democratically elected, multiracial city government in Wilmington, North Carolina.