Post US Civil War
by Hoa Vi
1. Jim Crow laws: racial system
2. Louisiana: "separate car laws"
3. Mississippi: annual poll tax, "grandfather laws", literacy test
4. Segregation in public school
5. 15th amendment: right to vote for all states
6. Montgomery Bus Boycott: the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that segregation on the city’s buses was unconstitutional
7. Brown vs. Board of Education: Segregation in school was unconstitutional
8. Sit in: Business refused to serve black. The campaign brought any targeted businesses began to integrate
9. Birmingham and the March on Washington: campaign hosted by King to prompted President John F. Kennedy to push for passage of new civil rights legislation.
10. President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law. This law banned racial discrimination in several areas, including hotels, restaurants, education, and other public accommodations. This landmark act also guaranteed equal job opportunities
