The Heritage Foundation’s
playbook calls to reverse
155 years of civil rights in 180-days.

New Jersey grants women the right to vote.

New Jersey restricts voting rights to men.

In the US, the suffrage movement begins to gain momentum with the Seneca Falls Convention.

Wyoming passes the first statewide woman suffrage law in the antebellum era.

The 15th Amendment is passed granting African American men the right to vote.

Affirmative Action begins as racial minorities, particularly African Americans, faced widespread discrimination

The fight for equitable access to education bgins in the early 1900s.

At this point in history, Women, people without money, or people without education are still being barred from voting.

The 19th Amendment is ratified, granting women the right to vote.

The Social Security Act is established creating a system of old-age benefits for workers, unemployment insurance, and welfare programs for disadvantaged groups.

The National Labor Relations Act is signed into law, guaranteeing employees' right to organize and ensuring fair labor practices.

The Immigration Nationalization Act is initiated to create a unified and modernized immigration system, addressing the complexities of immigration and nationality issues in the post-war era.

Brown v. Board of Education passes, ensuring all students have equitable access to education, regardless of race, gender, disability, or socioeconomic status.

The 24th Amendment is ratified, banning poll taxes in federal elections. These taxes were used to disenfranchise poor voters, especially African Americans.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlaws discriminatory voting practices and removes barriers such as literacy tests and other tactics used to disenfranchise racial minorities and poor people.

Elementary and Secondary Education Act becomes a federal law providing funding to schools serving low-income students.

Title X is enacted for family planning and related preventive health services, such as screenings for breast and cervical cancer, to low-income and uninsured individuals.

The court rules that any organization that engages in racial discrimination is not a charitable institution and, therefore, cannot claim tax-exempt status.

Title IX becomes law in 1973 to ensure equal educational opportunities for women. 

Title IX extends similar protections to LGBTQ+ students, ensuring they are not discriminated against based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

Roe v. Wade, securing a woman’s Constitutional Right to Privacy regarding her pregnancy, is signed into law.

The catalyst: desegregation in Christian schools and their loss of tax-exempt status.

The U.S. Department of Education is established, making education more accessible and affordable for students and schools.

Bob Jones University v. United States. The Court found that the IRS was correct in its decision to revoke the tax-exempt status of Bob Jones University and the Goldsboro Christian School.

The Heritage Foundation turns its focus on the Supreme Court. They need a conservative court to gain back their tax-exempt status for Christian Schools. They deflect by turning the focus on abortion and making it their battle cry.

With a conservative Supreme Court now in place, Roe v. Wade is overturned.