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Dred Scott was not given his freedom via the Supreme Court despite living in a free territory where slavery was prohibited.

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1857

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The 13th amendment permanently abolished slavery in all states and territories and outlawed the practices of servitude and peonage.

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1865

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Any person naturalized or born in the United States was granted citizenship.

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1868

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This amendment granted voting rights to African American men.

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1870

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Jim Crow Laws essentially was the fine print of justifying segregation as legalized.

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Started in 1876; Ended in 1965

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It was a court case that essentially claimed that as long as the conditions of these facilities were equal, segregation was constitutional.

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1896

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The 19th amendment granted the right for women to vote by essentially saying that "account of sex" would not have an affect on voting rights.

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1920

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Overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson court case by claiming that despite the facilities being equal, segregation is still unconsistutional.

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1954

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It was the first test of the Brown v. Board of Education ruling which was a big part of the Civil Rights movement. Was also referred to as the Little Rock Nine.

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1957

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 ended segregation in any public area in the United States and also prohibited employment discrimination based on race.

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1964

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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was signed into law by President Johnson which ensured that nobody could prohibit people from voting on the basis of race.

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1965

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In order to protect groups that suffered discrimination, affirmative action was put into place to give them more privilege where they are underrepresented.

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1967

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This court case protected a pregnant woman from having the right to choose whether or not they would want an abortion without any restriction.

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1973

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This was another monumental court case that upheld affirmative action and allowed race to be a factor in college admission.

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Bakke v. Regents of the University of California

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Bakke v. Regents of the University of California

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1978