1. Suffrage and Equal Rights Women&Blacks We are sexist pigs!!

2. 15th Amendment (1870) - A Review The right to vote can not be denied to someone based on their race BUT… Southern states found ways around it! Yeah, baby. Check me out!

3. Jim Crow Laws (1876) Laws meant to enforce separation of white and black people in public places in the SouthLaws meant to enforce separation of white and black people in public places in the South “Jump Jim Crow” was a song from the 1800s. It was performed by a comedian and mocked blacks in the United States. “Jim Crow” eventually Became synonymous with African-American. So. Not. Cool.

4. Plessy v. Ferguson An 1896 case in which theAn 1896 case in which the Supreme Court ruled that separation of the races in public accommodations was legal This racism lasted until 1954, when the Supreme Court finally stated that separate does NOT mean equal! Separate but Equal, my BUTT.

5. Poll Tax (1877) A tax that was imposed on ALL men at the time of votingA tax that was imposed on ALL men at the time of voting –Could many blacks afford to pay a tax? Used as a means of getting around the 14th Amendment and denying civil rights to blacksUsed as a means of getting around the 14th Amendment and denying civil rights to blacks.

6. Literacy Tests (1877) In order to register to vote, applicants had to pass a literacy (reading and writing) test.In order to register to vote, applicants had to pass a literacy (reading and writing) test. These tests were typically applied unfairly to blacks.These tests were typically applied unfairly to blacks. Blacks unable to pass could not vote.Blacks unable to pass could not vote. –Did a majority of freed slaves know how to read and write?

7. Grandfather Clause (1890) Grandfather clauses provided an exemption from poll taxes and literacy test for descendants of citizens who had the right to vote prior to 1866.Grandfather clauses provided an exemption from poll taxes and literacy test for descendants of citizens who had the right to vote prior to 1866. Could blacks in the South vote before 1866? Why not?

8. Seneca Falls Convention 1848: Women's rights convention at Seneca Falls, New York1848: Women's rights convention at Seneca Falls, New York Marked beginning of theMarked beginning of the movement for women’s rights in America –Many women who fought for women’s rights were also abolitionists!!

9. Declaration of Sentiments The Declaration of Sentiments was based on the Declaration of Independence.The Declaration of Sentiments was based on the Declaration of Independence. Presented at the Seneca Falls Convention, it demanded equality with men before the law, in education and employment.Presented at the Seneca Falls Convention, it demanded equality with men before the law, in education and employment. All men AND WOMEN are created equal! Yay!

10. Famous Suffragettes Suffrage: The right to voteSuffrage: The right to vote Suffragette: Women who campaigned for universal suffrageSuffragette: Women who campaigned for universal suffrage Elizabeth Cady Stanton:Elizabeth Cady Stanton: Wrote the Declaration of Sentiments I’m a hottie.

11. Famous Suffragettes I, Susan B. Anthony, founded the National Woman Suffrage Association with Ms. Stanton! I, Lucretia Mott, helped organize women's abolitionist societies, since the anti-slavery organizations would not admit women as members. That’ s me!

12. 19th Amendment (1920) Gave EVERYONE the right to vote regardless of his/her genderGave EVERYONE the right to vote regardless of his/her gender Yes We Can!! Boo Yeah!

13. Civil Rights Timeline Terms 15th Amendment Jim Crow Laws Plessy v. Ferguson Poll Tax Literacy Tests Grandfather Clause Seneca Falls Convention/Declaration of Sentiments 19th Amendment Elizabeth Cady Stanton/Susan B. AnthonyElizabeth Cady Stanton/Susan B. Anthony Make sure they are in CHRONOLOGICAL order!!