11.10.7 Timeline by Ivan Camargo

Seneca Falls Convention (1848)

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The first women's rights gathering in US history, the Seneca Falls gathering battled for women's social, civic, and religious rights. The women's suffrage movement was started at a conference that took place in Seneca Falls, New York, in July 1848. The conference, mostly organized by Elizabeth Cody Stanton, had three hundred attendees. More than seven decades later, women's voting rights were guaranteed when one hundred participants signed the Declaration of Sentiments, which included a request for women's access to the vote.

13th Amendment (1865)

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After the Civil War, the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was enacted in 1865, outlawing slavery in the country. The thirteenth amendment says, "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." Basically, the 13th Amendment outlawed slavery as a system in all of the states and territories of the United States. The amendment outlawed not only the practice of slavery but also that of involuntary servitude and peonage.

15th amendment (1870)

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In 1870, the 15th Amendment was approved and added to the US Constitution. Regardless of race or history of enslavement, it guaranteed the right to vote to all adult citizens of the United States. It made it possible for African Americans to be elected to state and city positions in the South, as well as the U.S. Congress. Voting rights were extended to African American men and freed slaves.

19th amendment (1919)

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Women's suffrage, or the right to vote, was extended to American women by the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. This amendment was approved on August 18, 1920, putting an end to almost a century of opposition. According to the 19th Amendment, neither the federal government of the United States or any State may restrict a citizen's ability to vote on because of their sexual orientation." It took decades of demonstrations and agitation to win the battle that was necessary to reach this milestone.

Rosa Parks and the Montgomery bus Boycott (1955)

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On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Alabama bus.Rosa Parks defied a white man on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama on December 1, 1955, by refusing to give up her seat. A year-long Montgomery bus boycott is the result of her uncompromising stance. African Americans boycotted local buses in Montgomery as part of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a civil rights demonstration against unfair seating arrangements. Segregation on public buses is unlawful, the US Supreme Court ruled after a 13-month long nationwide protest. When the boycott gained international notice and Montgomery came under investigation, the Montgomery Improvement Association's president, Martin Luther King Jr. rose to prominence as a civil rights activist. A model for subsequent efforts in the South, the bus boycott showed that peaceful mass protest could successfully tackle racial segregation.

Civil Rights Act (1957)

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Black Americans fought for social justice during the civil rights movement, which mostly took place in the 1950s and 1960s, in order to get equal rights under the US Constitution. Although slavery was formally outlawed during the Civil War, Black people continued to face prejudice and its horrible effects, mostly in the South. Black Americans and many other Americans organized at the middle of the 20th century to start a two-decade long, historic campaign for equality. The new law created the Justice Department's Civil Rights Section and gave federal prosecutors the authority to ask courts for orders to prevent interference with the right to vote.

March on Washington (1963)

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A quarter of a million people participated in the August 28, 1963, March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in Washington, D.C., calling for voting rights, fair salaries, and economic justice in addition to an end to segregation. Education and much-needed civil rights safeguards. An estimated 250,000 people participated in the demonstrations against racial discrimination and in favor of significant civil rights measures that Congress was still debating. The purpose of the gathering was to raise awareness of the injustices and struggles that African Americans still face a century after freedom. Additionally, Martin Luther King Jr. gave his now-famous “I Have a Dream” address on that date. Many individuals were motivated to support and participate in the Civil Rights Movement by Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech.

24th Amendment (1964)

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On January 23, 1964, the 24th Amendment to the Constitution was approved. It eliminated and outlawed taxing voters in federal elections by the federal and state governments. It says, "The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax." In order to cast a ballot in a national election, residents of certain States were required to pay a fee known as a poll tax.

Civil Rights Act (1964)

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President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law on July 2, 1964. Discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin is forbidden by the Civil Rights Act. This civil rights act's provisions outlawed hiring, promoting, and firing practices based on race and sex. One of the most important pieces of legislation passed during the civil rights movement was the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which outlawed discrimination in the workplace based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin and put a stop to segregation in public spaces. After being first proposed by President John F. Kennedy, it overcame vehement resistance from Congressmen from the South and was subsequently signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson.

Selma-Montgomery March (1965)

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A series of civil rights demonstrations took place in 1965 in Alabama, along the Selma to Montgomery Blanch route. Protesters were met with lethal violence from local police and white vigilante groups. In March of that year, they marched 54 miles from Selma to Montgomery, the state capital, as part of a campaign to register Black voters in the South. With the help of federalized National Guard forces, the demonstrators eventually succeeded in their mission as the entire world watched, walking nonstop for three days to arrive in Montgomery, Alabama. Martin Luther King Jr.'s participation in the historic march helped bring attention to the needs for a national Voting Rights Act as well as the challenges Black voters confront.

Voting Rights (1965)

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President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law in an effort to remove state and municipal legal restrictions that African Americans faced while trying to exercise their constitutionally protected right to vote under the 15th Amendment. The Constitution. One of the most extensive civil rights laws in American history is the Voting Rights Act. In addition to outlawing literacy tests, the legislation allowed the federal government to monitor voter registration in regions where fewer than half of the non-white population was registered to vote. It also gave the U.S. attorney general the authority to look into the use of poll taxes in local and state elections.

Reconstruction Act (1867)

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In 1867, For the first time in American history, newly enfranchised Black people were given a role in politics during Radical Reconstruction, which got underway with the adoption of the Reconstruction Act of 1867. They were elected to southern state legislatures and even the U.S. Congress. But in less than ten years, violent reactionary forces, led by the Ku Klux Klan, would undo the gains made during Radical Reconstruction, bringing back white dominance in the South. This movement showed that change was possible, even though it was eventually token away.

Equal Rights Amendment (1972)

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The Equal Rights Amendment was made in 1972 with the intention of providing women with legal protection against sexual discrimination. It was approved by both houses of Congress and then submitted to the states for approval. Groups advocating for and against passage in the states were organized by opposing sides of the issue. In the same manner that federal provisions like Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 protect people against discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation. The Equal Rights Act would do the same.

Civil rights act (1991)

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Discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin is illegal due to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This civil rights act's principles prohibited hiring, promoting, and firing practices based on race and sex. The Civil Rights Act of 1991, as amended, "declares that an unlawful employment practice occurs, with respect to a seniority system that has been adopted for an intentionally discriminatory purpose, whether or not that purpose is apparent on the face of the system, when the system is adopted, when an individual becomes subject to the system, or when a person is injured by the application of the system."