Civil rights

  • 13th amendment

    13th amendment
    Abolished slavery
  • 14th Amendment

    14th Amendment
    Granted citizenship
  • 15th Amendment

    15th Amendment
    African americans the right to vote
  • Plessy v. Ferguson

    Plessy v. Ferguson
    30 year old jailed for sitting in a white car
  • Mendez v. Westminster

    Mendez v. Westminster
    Mexican children equal rights in schools
  • Delgado v. Bastrop ISD

    Delgado v. Bastrop ISD
    Prevention of segregation in mexican american schools
  • Executive Order 9981

    Executive Order 9981
    Abolished racial discrimination in the United States Armed Forces
  • Sweatt v. Painter

    Sweatt v. Painter
    School segregation completly banned
  • Brown v. Board Of Education

    Brown v. Board Of Education
    Segregation in schools ended
  • Hernandez v. Texas

    Hernandez v. Texas
    Meican american civil rights
  • Civil rights act 1957

    Civil rights act 1957
    Protection of civil rights
  • Civil rights act 1964

    Civil rights act 1964
    Outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin
  • 24th Amendment

    24th Amendment
    No poll taxes
  • Voting rights act 1965

    Voting rights act 1965
    Prohibits racial descrimination in voting
  • Edgewood v. Kirby

    Edgewood v. Kirby
    School funding