United States Civil Right Act (1866)
This act followed the end of the Civil War, enactment of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution and the beginning of the Reconstruction...
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People v Dean (1866)
One of the first civil rights cases to be heard in Michigan concerning a mixed race black man who sought the right to vote. It was on of...
Ballot Proposal to allow Negro suffrage in Michigan fails for the fourth time (1868)
In 1868, the same year the state rejected the 15th Amendment giving blacks the right to vote, Dawson Pompey became the first African...
14th Amendment is Ratified (July 8, 1868)
Established equal civil rights and liberties to former slaves. Its major provision: “nor shall any state deprive any person of life,...
Workman v Detroit Board of Education (1869)
This law came about as a result of civil rights objections to the separate and inferior character of black schools. Detroit Board of...
15th Amendment to the US Constitution is adopted. (February 3, 1870)
“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...
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