1. Key Civil Rights Legislation

2. Legislation Brown v. Board of Education (1954) - This landmark decision allowed for the desegregation of schools. Brown v. Board of Education (1954) - This landmark decision allowed for the desegregation of schools.

3. Legislation Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) - Allowed for any accused individual to have the right to an attorney. Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) - Allowed for any accused individual to have the right to an attorney.

4. Legislation Heart of Atlanta v. United States (1964) - Any business that was participating in interstate commerce would be required to follow all rules of the federal civil rights legislation. Heart of Atlanta v. United States (1964) - Any business that was participating in interstate commerce would be required to follow all rules of the federal civil rights legislation.

5. Legislation Civil Rights Act of 1964 - The U.S. Attorney General would be able to help victims of discrimination. It also forbid employers to discriminate against minorities. Civil Rights Act of 1964 - The U.S. Attorney General would be able to help victims of discrimination. It also forbid employers to discriminate against minorities.

6. Legislation Twenty-Fourth Amendment (1964) - No poll taxes would be allowed in any states. Twenty-Fourth Amendment (1964) - No poll taxes would be allowed in any states.

7. Legislation Voting Rights Act (1965) - No one would be denied the right to vote based on race. It ended literacy tests and gave the U.S. Attorney General the right to intervene on behalf of those who had been discriminated against. Voting Rights Act (1965) - No one would be denied the right to vote based on race. It ended literacy tests and gave the U.S. Attorney General the right to intervene on behalf of those who had been discriminated against.

8. Writing Prompt Which, in your opinion, piece of civil rights legislation was the most significant and why? Which, in your opinion, piece of civil rights legislation was the most significant and why? How do King and Kennedy’s speeches impact the passage or enforcement of legislation? How do King and Kennedy’s speeches impact the passage or enforcement of legislation?