Timeline by Claire Thompson

14th Amendment 1866

26thompce — 2024-01-22 17:42:58 UTC

On July 8th 1866, the Senate passed the 14th Amendment. To provide all people with equal protection under the law. This gives us all privileges and equal protection. This isnt always the case though. They're a lot of people that work in law inforcement that don't respect our rights.

Black Codes 1865-1866

26thompce — 2024-01-22 17:55:07 UTC

Black codes started in 1865 and continued through 1866. Black codes were limited rights for African Americans. Which means they could not leave a job once hired and they couldnt buy or lease land. They were slaves.

23rd Amendment 1961

26thompce — 2024-01-22 17:56:33 UTC

This amendment was ratified on March 29, 1961. The main purpose of this amendment was to give the people the District of Columbia the right to vote in the presidential election. The District of Columbia is allowed 3 electors and treated like a State for the purpose of the Electoral College.

National American Women’s Suffrage Association 1869

26thompce — 2024-01-24 17:40:55 UTC

In 1869 Susan b Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton founnd the National American Womens Suffrage Association. These women fought for womens rights. In 1919 the 19th Amendment was passed. Granting the womens rights to vote. At this time it was one of the largest increase on voter ever.

Voting Rights Act of 1965

26thompce — 2024-01-24 17:41:08 UTC

The act was enacted due to the violence from the Selma March in Alabama. This caused Congress to prompt immediate national action. This act was to remove race based restricitons on voting. This act was passed on August 4, 1965.

19th Amendment 1919-1920

26thompce — 2024-01-24 17:51:04 UTC

The 19th Amendment was passed by Congress in June of 1919, then it was approved by the states in August of 1920. The 19th amendment is the right for women to vote. Without women rights to vote they wouldnt be able to share their own option.

Jim Crow 1880

26thompce — 2024-01-24 21:47:00 UTC

The Jim Crow laws were a collection of state and local laws that legalized the racial segregation especially in the south. The laws existed for about 100 years. They were meant to marginalize the African Americans by denying the the right to vote, holld jobs, get an education or other things. Those who ignored the laws could have been punished severly. They could have had fines, jail time, or even death.

US Consitiuion 1787

26thompce — 2024-01-24 21:49:56 UTC

The Constitution was drafted during the summer of 1878. It was written in secret and is a four page document which is what established the government of the United States. The Constitution was signed on September 17, 1787. The Constitution was not ratified until 1788 and has been in effect since 1789.

Seneca Falls Convention 1848

26thompce — 2024-01-24 21:51:13 UTC

The Seneca Falls Convention was the very first convention for women's rights. The convention was held in Wesleyan Chapel which is a town in Seneca Falls, New York. It was advertised as a convention to discuss the social, civil, and religious conditions and rights of women. The convention went on for 2 days, July 19-20, 1848.

15th Amendment 1870

26thompce — 2024-01-24 21:54:19 UTC

The Fifteenth Amendment was rtified on February 3, 1870. This amendment stopped the federal government and each state from denying people the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude (slavery). This was the last of the 3 amendments of the Reconstruction of the United States amendments.

17th Amendment 1913

26thompce — 2024-01-24 21:56:12 UTC

This amendment was ratified on April 8, 1913. This established the direct election of United States senators in each state. It put into law that each state shall elect 2 Senators voted by the people. The term of each Senator would be for 6 years and each Senator can have 1 vote.

Indian Citizenship Act of 1924

26thompce — 2024-01-24 21:59:31 UTC

On June 2, 1924 Congress put into effect this act. The act granted citizenship to all Native Americans born in the United States. The right to vote was decided upon by the state so just becasue they were 18 they did not necessarily have the right to vote in elections.

24th Amendment 1964

26thompce — 2024-01-24 22:02:02 UTC

This amendment was ratified on January 23, 1964. What this amendment does is stops the government from denying people their right to vote. This is for any election that may have stopped people before for not paying polling taxes.

Freedom Summer 1964

26thompce — 2024-01-24 22:03:50 UTC

The Freedom Summer which was also called the Freedom Summer Project or the Mississippi Summer Project. This was a volunteer campaign in the United States. It stated in June of 1964 and ended in August of 1964. The purpose of this was to attempt to register as many African American voters as possible in Mississippi.

Civil Rights Act 1964

26thompce — 2024-01-24 22:05:08 UTC

This act went into effect July 2, 1964. This landmark civil right and labor law outlaws discrimination based o race, color, religion, sex and national origin. This act was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson. It was to prohibit discrimination in public places, provided for the integration of schools and other public facilities. It was the most important civil rights legislations since the Reconstruction.

Selma March 1965

26thompce — 2024-01-24 22:06:32 UTC

The dates of the Selma March were March 7, 1965 - May 21, 1965. In Selma, Alabama hundered of people gathered to march to the capital city of Montgomery, Alabama. They marched to make sure that the African Americans could exercise their right to vote. The march was led by Martin Luther King Jr. It was a long process and several time the marchers were stopped, one time turned violent and all by the local police who were in their way.

13th Amendment 1865

26thompce — 2024-01-24 22:07:51 UTC

On December 6, 1865 this amendment was ratified. What this amendment says it that slavery is illegal. It also outlawed the practice of involuntary servitude when a person is foreced to work to pay off any debts. Congress made former confederate states ratify this amendment as a condition of regaining federal representation.

26th Amendment 1971

26thompce — 2024-01-24 22:09:15 UTC

This amendment was ratified on March 23, 1971. It establishes a nationally standard age for voting for state and local elections. At the age of 18 no one should be stopped or denied the right to vote by the United States or any State based on age.