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Dred Scott was not given his freedom even though he was living in a free territory where slavery was prohibited. 

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1857

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The ratification of this amendment prohibited slavery in the United States.

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1865

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The ratification of this amendment granted citizenship to anyone born or naturalized in the United States.

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1868

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The ratification of this amendment granted voting rights to all African American men.

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1870

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A set of laws passed in Southern States to legalize segregation across all aspects of daily life.

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1876 - 1965

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Introduced the doctrine of "separate but equal" claiming that as long as white and black facilities were equal it was constitutional for them to be separate

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1896

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The ratification of this amendment gave women the right to vote.

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1920

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Overturned the doctrine of "separate but equal" claiming that the essence of racial segregation was not equal, even if the two facilities were equal.

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1954

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It was the first test of the Brown v. Board of Education ruling. The National Guard had to be called to allow black students to go to a "white school"

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1957

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Banned the discrimination of people based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in public accommodations and federally funded programs.

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1964

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Banned poll taxes, literacy tests, and other measures put in place to suppress African American votes. This Act strengthened the 15th Amendment.

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1965

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

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1967

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Landmark Supreme Court case which protects the liberty of a pregnant women to choose to have an abortion without excessive government restriction. 

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1973

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

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Regents of the University of California v. Bakke

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Regents of the University of California v. Bakke

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1978