Chronology Civil Rights Flashcards
1
Q
1948
A
Army desegregated
2
Q
1954
A
Brown V Board of Education
3
Q
Sept 1955
A
Emmitt Till found dead
4
Q
Dec 1955
A
Montgomery Busy Boycott
5
Q
1957
A
Little Rock 9
6
Q
1960
A
SNCC formed
Greensboro sit-ins
7
Q
1961
A
Freedom Rides started by CORE
8
Q
1961
A
Presidential commission on the status of women
9
Q
1963 (Civil Rights)
A
March on Washington - MLK does his ‘I have a dream’ speech
10
Q
1963 (Womens liberation)
A
Feminine Mystique becomes a best seller
Equal Pay Act
11
Q
1964
A
Civil Rights Act
12
Q
1965
A
Selma march
Voting Rights Act
Watts riots
13
Q
1966 (Womens liberation)
A
NOW created
14
Q
1966
A
Black Panthers formed
15
Q
1972
A
Equal Rights Amendment
