History of Civil Right in the US
Civil rights are rights of freedom and equality
The 13th amendment became a law in 1865. This new addition to the constitution abolished all slavery in the US. The 14th amendment was added to the constitution to grant the right to vote to anyone who was a citizen. This would mean that African Americans would have the right to vote, because they were no longer viewed as property, but as a citizen. Women were the exclusion to this new voting law.
Although African Americans had the right to vote, they rarely were able to, because of black code, which were ways to stop the former slaves from voting. Some examples of black codes are The Grandfather Clause and literacy test. The grandfather clause stated that if your grandfather could vote, you could vote. African Americans grandparents were slaves, so they were excluded from voting, just as there grandparents were. Literacy test involved them having to read a passage before casting their vote. If you couldn't read, you couldn't vote. African Americans were recently slaves, who were never taught to read. They could not vote.
In 1954 Brown V Board of education banned segregation in public schools.
The Civil Rights Act made Segregation illegal. (1964)
In 1965 Black Codes were banned.
The 24th amendment banned poll tax
The 13th amendment became a law in 1865. This new addition to the constitution abolished all slavery in the US. The 14th amendment was added to the constitution to grant the right to vote to anyone who was a citizen. This would mean that African Americans would have the right to vote, because they were no longer viewed as property, but as a citizen. Women were the exclusion to this new voting law.
Although African Americans had the right to vote, they rarely were able to, because of black code, which were ways to stop the former slaves from voting. Some examples of black codes are The Grandfather Clause and literacy test. The grandfather clause stated that if your grandfather could vote, you could vote. African Americans grandparents were slaves, so they were excluded from voting, just as there grandparents were. Literacy test involved them having to read a passage before casting their vote. If you couldn't read, you couldn't vote. African Americans were recently slaves, who were never taught to read. They could not vote.
In 1954 Brown V Board of education banned segregation in public schools.
The Civil Rights Act made Segregation illegal. (1964)
In 1965 Black Codes were banned.
The 24th amendment banned poll tax
June 6 1963
President John F. Kennedy argued the nation to take action toward equality to all Americans regardless