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The thirteenth amendment was the abolition of slavery. This granted African Americans the chance of a life without legally being looked at as property.

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States that nobody can be denied any constitutional rights. This overall granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to African Americans and slaves who had been emancipated after the american civil war.

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Gave everyone the right to vote, no matter what race. This allowed for a wider target audience for people running in elections and gave minorities the opportunity to give their political opinion and gave them their political freedom.

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Was the first African american to play major league baseball outside of a segregated black team. Became a leader to other blacks to promote racial equality.

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desegregation of the armed forces- july 26 1948

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desegregation of the armed forces- july 26 1948

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Abolished racial discrimination in the armed forces. This allowed to someone of any color to join the armed forces, and be treated the exact same as everyone else. Nobody became less superior because of their skin color.

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Was a young African american who at the at age of 14 was drowned in a pool of leeches for supposedly flirting with an older white women. This got on every news station and the people who did this to him were given some type of justice.

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A black women who refused to give up her seat to a white women as she was legally required to do. This brought attention to blacks rights and she became an icon and inspiration for other blacks.

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Allowed nine african american students to attend a prominent white school. While the majority of whites were upset, the national guard guided them into the school, breaking public school segregation.

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where four black freshman took seats at the segregating lunch counter where they were refused service and sat peacefully until the store closed. This simple act added fuel to burgeoning civil rights movement. Led to the Woolworth department store chain removing its policy of racial segregation in the southern united states. This group became the grassroots organizers of future sit-ins at lunch counters, wade in's at segregated swimming pools, and pray in white only churches.

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were civil rights activist who rode interstate buses into the segregated southern US in order to challenge the non-enforcement of the US supreme court decisions. The freedom rides and and the violent reactions they provoked, bolstered the credibility of the american civil rights movement.

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was a movement organized in early 1963 that brought attention to the integration efforts of African Americans.

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mlk jailed letter from birmingham jail- april 16 1963

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mlk jailed letter from birmingham jail- april 16 1963

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Letter that defends the strategy of nonviolent resistance to racism.  In the letter he defends both his right and his moral grounds for organizing nonviolent protest activities in support of the civil rights of African Americans. He defended breaking laws when those laws were unjust.

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led by civil leaders to protest racial discrimination and to show support for major civil rights legislation that was pending in congress.

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Abolished the poll tax for all federal elections. This allowed anyone from any class to vote without having to worry about the concept of a payment just to cast their vote.

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Is a landmark civil rights and US labor law in the US that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion or sex.

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agency of the federal government that interprets and enforced federal laws prohibiting discrimination. Further allowed minorities to have equal civil rights that were not at the states discretion.

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aimed to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented african americans from exercising their right to vote under the fifteenth amendment.

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Was when a white man shot and killed martin Luther king at a get together. Due to his different views, he decided that the way to kill the black power what to target a big leader.

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Known as the Fair Housing Act, which prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental and financing of a house based on race, sex, religion and origin.

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Now Amish children are exempt from education beyond eighth grade because it violates parents right to freedom of religion, was a supreme court case

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Was a battle about abortion. Some women and men were trying to make it illegal to have an abortion, but women fought back and declared it was their right to decide the decision. Women finally had the option to do what ever they pleased with their child and body.