Civil Rights Timeline by Sara Gallardo https://padlet.com/sara_gallardo_683/Civil_Rights_Timeline Civil Rights from 1860s to the 1970s. en-us 2017-03-01 00:47:16 UTC 2025-12-23 16:48:26 UTC hello@padlet.com Roe v. Wade (1973) sara_gallardo_683 https://padlet.com/sara_gallardo_683/Civil_Rights_Timeline/wish/156900649 The US Supreme Court, in a 7-2 decision, affirms the legality of woman’s rights to have an abortion under the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. The importance was abortion is legal.]]> 2017-03-01 00:53:09 UTC https://padlet.com/sara_gallardo_683/Civil_Rights_Timeline/wish/156900649 Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972) sara_gallardo_683 https://padlet.com/sara_gallardo_683/Civil_Rights_Timeline/wish/156900764 Wisconsin v. Yoder was the case in which the United States Supreme Court found that Amish children could not be placed under compulsory education past 8th grade. The parents' fundamental right to freedom of religion outweighed the state's interest in educating its children. It said that Wisconsin's interest in education was more important than the freedom of religion.]]> 2017-03-01 00:54:06 UTC https://padlet.com/sara_gallardo_683/Civil_Rights_Timeline/wish/156900764 Civil Rights Act of 1968 sara_gallardo_683 https://padlet.com/sara_gallardo_683/Civil_Rights_Timeline/wish/156900989 President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1968 on April 11th, 1968, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing. The importance was it made the African-Americans free.]]> 2017-03-01 00:56:09 UTC https://padlet.com/sara_gallardo_683/Civil_Rights_Timeline/wish/156900989 MLK Assassination (1968) sara_gallardo_683 https://padlet.com/sara_gallardo_683/Civil_Rights_Timeline/wish/156901213 Martin Luther King was shot while standing on the balcony outside his hotel room in Memphis, Tenn on April 4th, 1968. Escaped convict and committed racist James Earl Ray was convicted of the crime. The importance was MLK was the most important voice of the American civil rights movement, which worked for equal rights for all.]]> 2017-03-01 00:57:35 UTC https://padlet.com/sara_gallardo_683/Civil_Rights_Timeline/wish/156901213 Voting Rights Act of 1965 sara_gallardo_683 https://padlet.com/sara_gallardo_683/Civil_Rights_Timeline/wish/156901575 Voting Rights Act of 1965
Congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 on August 6th, 1965, making it easier for Southern blacks to register to vote. The importance was it is aimed to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote under the 15th Amendment.
]]> 2017-03-01 00:59:41 UTC https://padlet.com/sara_gallardo_683/Civil_Rights_Timeline/wish/156901575 EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) (1965) sara_gallardo_683 https://padlet.com/sara_gallardo_683/Civil_Rights_Timeline/wish/156901724 Created July 2nd, 1965. The agency that is responsible for enforcing federal laws regarding discrimination against a job applicant or an employee in the United States. The importance was it helped African-Americans get jobs.]]> 2017-03-01 01:00:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sara_gallardo_683/Civil_Rights_Timeline/wish/156901724 Civil Rights Act of 1964 sara_gallardo_683 https://padlet.com/sara_gallardo_683/Civil_Rights_Timeline/wish/156902083 Signed on July 2nd, 1964. Outlaws major forms of discrimination against race, ethnicity, national, and religious minorities and women. The importance was it ended unequal application of voter registration requirements and racial segregation in schools, at the workplace, and by facilities that served the general public.]]> 2017-03-01 01:03:35 UTC https://padlet.com/sara_gallardo_683/Civil_Rights_Timeline/wish/156902083 24th Amendment (1964) sara_gallardo_683 https://padlet.com/sara_gallardo_683/Civil_Rights_Timeline/wish/156902168 Ratified January 23rd, 1964. 24th Amendment abolished the poll tax. This was important because African Americans in the South faced significant discrimination and could not vote for elected officials that would work to end the discrimination.]]> 2017-03-01 01:04:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sara_gallardo_683/Civil_Rights_Timeline/wish/156902168 Birmingham Protests (1963) sara_gallardo_683 https://padlet.com/sara_gallardo_683/Civil_Rights_Timeline/wish/156902776 Occurred from April 3rd to May 10th, 1963. Commissioner used fire hoses and police dogs on black demonstrators. The importance was it was televised and published widely.]]> 2017-03-01 01:08:59 UTC https://padlet.com/sara_gallardo_683/Civil_Rights_Timeline/wish/156902776 MLK Jailed (1963) sara_gallardo_683 https://padlet.com/sara_gallardo_683/Civil_Rights_Timeline/wish/156903223 Martin Luther King was arrested and jailed during anti-segregation protests in Birmingham, Alabama on April 16th, 1963. This is important because this is when he writes his seminal "Letter from Birmingham Jail".]]> 2017-03-01 01:12:18 UTC https://padlet.com/sara_gallardo_683/Civil_Rights_Timeline/wish/156903223 March on Washington (1963) sara_gallardo_683 https://padlet.com/sara_gallardo_683/Civil_Rights_Timeline/wish/156903582 On August 28th, 1963, about 200,000 people joined the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The importance was this is where MLK delivers his “I Have a Dream” speech.]]> 2017-03-01 01:14:45 UTC https://padlet.com/sara_gallardo_683/Civil_Rights_Timeline/wish/156903582 Freedom Rides (1961) sara_gallardo_683 https://padlet.com/sara_gallardo_683/Civil_Rights_Timeline/wish/156903985 On May 4th, 1961, civil rights activists rode interstate buses into the segregated South in order to protest a variety of civil rights violations. The importance is this was the 1st Freedom Ride.]]> 2017-03-01 01:17:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sara_gallardo_683/Civil_Rights_Timeline/wish/156903985 The Greensboro Four (1960) sara_gallardo_683 https://padlet.com/sara_gallardo_683/Civil_Rights_Timeline/wish/156904387 From February 1st to July 25th, 1960, The Greensboro sit-ins were a series of nonviolent protests in 1960 which led to the Woolworths department store chain reversing its policy of racial segregation. The importance was this was the 1st of the sit-ins of the African-American Civil Rights Movement.]]> 2017-03-01 01:20:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sara_gallardo_683/Civil_Rights_Timeline/wish/156904387 The Little Rock Nine (1957) sara_gallardo_683 https://padlet.com/sara_gallardo_683/Civil_Rights_Timeline/wish/156904652 Occurred on September 4th, 1957. The Little Rock 9 are about nine black students who were blocked from entering the school under the orders of the governor of Arkansas. The importance is this was the 1st white school to let black students enroll there.]]> 2017-03-01 01:22:10 UTC https://padlet.com/sara_gallardo_683/Civil_Rights_Timeline/wish/156904652 Rosa Parks (1955) sara_gallardo_683 https://padlet.com/sara_gallardo_683/Civil_Rights_Timeline/wish/156905025 Occurred on December 1st, 1955. Rosa Parks sparked the boycott by refusing to give up her seat at the front of the “colored section” of a bus to a white passenger. The importance is she was now known as the “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement”.]]> 2017-03-01 01:24:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sara_gallardo_683/Civil_Rights_Timeline/wish/156905025 Emmett Till (1955) sara_gallardo_683 https://padlet.com/sara_gallardo_683/Civil_Rights_Timeline/wish/156905142 Occurred on August 28th, 1955. Emmett Till was a 14-year-old African American who was kidnapped, brutally beaten, shot, and dumped in a river for allegedly whistling at a white woman. The importance was his murder sparked the Civil Rights Movement.]]> 2017-03-01 01:25:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sara_gallardo_683/Civil_Rights_Timeline/wish/156905142 Desegregation of the Armed Forces (1948) (AKA Executive Order 9981) sara_gallardo_683 https://padlet.com/sara_gallardo_683/Civil_Rights_Timeline/wish/156905972 Signed on July 26th, 1948. Executive Order 9981 was an order issued on July 26, 1948, by President Harry S. Truman. It abolished racial discrimination in the United States Armed Forces and eventually led to the end of segregation in the services. The importance of the Executive Order 9981 was the first major blow to segregation, giving hope to African-American activists that change was possible.]]> 2017-03-01 01:30:51 UTC https://padlet.com/sara_gallardo_683/Civil_Rights_Timeline/wish/156905972 Jackie Robinson (1947) sara_gallardo_683 https://padlet.com/sara_gallardo_683/Civil_Rights_Timeline/wish/156906265 Occurred on April 14th, 1947. Jackie Robinson was the 1st African American baseball player to play in the MLB. He became a living milestone for racial equality and changed the sport of baseball forever.]]> 2017-03-01 01:32:33 UTC https://padlet.com/sara_gallardo_683/Civil_Rights_Timeline/wish/156906265 15th Amendment (1870) sara_gallardo_683 https://padlet.com/sara_gallardo_683/Civil_Rights_Timeline/wish/156906328 Passed on February 26th, 1869 and ratified February 3rd, 1970. The 15th Amendment gives African Americans the right to vote. The importance is the amendment prohibits African American men from being denied the right to vote.]]> 2017-03-01 01:32:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sara_gallardo_683/Civil_Rights_Timeline/wish/156906328 14th Amendment (1868) sara_gallardo_683 https://padlet.com/sara_gallardo_683/Civil_Rights_Timeline/wish/156906385 Ratified July 9th, 1868. The 14th Amendment created the rights for the former slaves to be considered citizens. The importance is it made people (especially African Americans) citizens.]]> 2017-03-01 01:33:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sara_gallardo_683/Civil_Rights_Timeline/wish/156906385 13th Amendment (1865) sara_gallardo_683 https://padlet.com/sara_gallardo_683/Civil_Rights_Timeline/wish/156906447 Passed on January 31, 1865, and ratified on December 6, 1865. The 13th Amendment is prohibiting slavery. The importance is it ended slavery in the United States.]]> 2017-03-01 01:33:42 UTC https://padlet.com/sara_gallardo_683/Civil_Rights_Timeline/wish/156906447