4.04 CIVIL RIGHTS ASSIGNMENT

1. Important civil rights laws and movement’s impact on America
Hannah Kohler

2. Brown vs. Board of Education
The Brown vs . Board of Education case as first
endorsed in 1954. The creation of this case overturned the
Plessy vs. Ferguson case as its intentions were opposite. This
Supreme Court case took place in Topeka and had hopes to
eliminate the idea of segregation of white and black
children in schools was unconstitutional. This was a very
positive landmark for the Civil Rights movement because
even though racism was still prevalent, and still is, it
stepped the civil rights movement as a whole in a positive
direction towards the equality of all people. Segregation in
schools was no longer accepted under any circumstances,
showing that all races are equal. This case monumentally
changed civil rights forever because impressionable children
can interact with any race and are not further subjected to
the segregation the previous law enforced.

3. Roe vs. Wade
Abortion in the United States was once a common law
crime and states had their separate regulations before this case
was won. Winning this case developed new laws where women
were given the choice to abort a child they are carrying if it is
“protecting women's health and protecting the potentiality of
human life” Even though abortion became legal, a limitation was
set where a mother cannot be aborted after the beginning of the
pregnancy’s third trimester. Many rallies resulted in this decision,
as many people had varying beliefs on the topic. Individuals to this
day still have differentiating opinions on this law and choose
between being “Pro-Life” or “Pro-Choice”. This case gave women
their rights and displayed the impact and power that women can
have in political decisions .

4. 15th Amendment
The fifteenth amendment goes as follows; “The
right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be
denied or abridged by the United States or by any State
on account of race, color, or previous condition of
servitude.” This amendment his was ratified in 1870 and
gives all citizens of color equal voting rights. American
citizens could no longer be excluded from giving their
input through votes because of the color of their skin.
This was a step forward in the civil rights movement
because in the past, white males who owned land were
the only ones eligible to vote. Even though women were
the only individuals denied voting rights, voting in the
United States became fair to a degree.

5. 19th Amendment
The 19th amendment goes as follows; “The right of citizens
of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the
United States or by any State on account of sex.” This amendment
was first put into place in 1789 and was later revised in 1992. The
amendment relates to the fifteenth amendment where people of
color had equal voting rights, but now the amendment fills in the
rights that the other amendment was missing which was the idea
of not denying a citizen voting rights based on their gender.. All
citizens of the United States are eligible to vote. Women cannot be
denied voting rights because of their sex. This changed American
history for the better because women were finally seen as equals in
the poll booths and could freely contribute to the electing of our
leaders.

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