African-American Civil Rights Movement (1954–68)
African-American,Civil,Rights,Movement,(1954–68)
African-American,Civil,Rights,Movement
The,March,on,Washington,participants,and,leaders,marching,from,the,Washington,Monument,to,the,Lincoln,Memorial
Date
1954–1968,15,yearsa
Location
United,States,,especially,the,Southern,region
Result
Rulings,by,federal,judiciary:
"Separate,but,equal",doctrine,overturned,by,Brown,v,Education,1954
Interracial,marriages,legalized,by,Loving,v,Virginia,1967
Ratification,of,federal,constitutional,amendments:
23rd,Amendment,1961
24th,Amendment,1964
Passage,of,federal,laws:
Civil,Rights,Act,of,1957
Civil,Rights,Act,of,1960
Civil,Rights,Act,of,1964
Voting,Rights,Act,of,1965
Civil,Rights,Act,of,1968,Fair,Housing,Act
Formation,of,federal,agencies:
Civil,Rights,Division,within,US,Department,of,Justice,1957
US,Commission,on,Civil,Rights,1957
Equal,Employment,Opportunity,Commission,1965
Office,of,Fair,Housing,and,Equal,Opportunity,within,US,Department,of,Housing,and,Urban,Development,1968
African,American,topics
History,timeline
Atlantic,slave,trade
African-American,history
Slavery,in,the,United,States
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