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Court case which decided that people of African descent, whether enslaved or free, are "legal property" and are not guaranteed the rights for American citizens and,thus, could not sue in Court.

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An amendment passed following the end of the Civil War that called for the end of slavery throughout the United States.

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An amendment that granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to African Americans and enslaved people who had been emancipated after the Civil War.

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This amendment prohibits the use of race in determining who can vote and, in turn, protected the voting rights of all former slaves.

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state and local laws that reinforced racial segregation, including "separate but equal" facilities. The laws were meant to marginalize African Americans by denying them the right to vote,hold a job, get an education, and other opportunities.

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Court case where the majority ruled that racial segregation laws did not violate the Constitution as long as facilities for each race were equal in quality, giving rise to the phrase "separate but equal"

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The 19th Amendment of the Constitution legally granted American women the right to vote, a right known as women's suffrage

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Supreme Court case that ruled unanimously that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional, helping establish the precedent that "separate but equal" services were not "equal" at all.

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The Little Rock 9 were the first black students to integrate into southern schools, a controversial action that led to the National Guard showing up.

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The Act prohibits discrimination in voting,public accomodations,employment,education, and government services.

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The act removed barriers to black enfranchisement in the South, banning poll taxes,literacy tests, and other measures that effectively prevented African Americans from voting.

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Legislation that aimed to provide equal opportunity to groups that suffered generational discrimination.

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Court case that ruled that the Constitution protects a pregnant woman's right to choose to have an abortion without excessive government restrictions.

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Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978)

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Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978)

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Supreme Court case that upheld affirmative action, allowing race to be one of the several factors in college admission policy.