Divided Union: 1960-1969 Flashcards
1
Q
Greensboro Sit-ins (4 black students in Woolworths)
A
February 1960
2
Q
Students for a democratic society (SDS) created
A
1960
3
Q
Supreme Court orders Desegregation of all Bus Station Facilities
A
December 1960
4
Q
Freedom Rides
A
May 1961
5
Q
‘Feminine Mystique’ Published
A
19th Feb 1963
6
Q
Birmingham March, by SCLC
A
1963
7
Q
March on Washington
A
28th August 1963
8
Q
MLK “I have a dream” speech
A
28th August 1963
9
Q
Second Civil Rights Act
A
2nd July 1964
10
Q
John F Kennedy Assassinated
A
22 November 1963
11
Q
Malcolm X Assassinated
A
21st February 1965
12
Q
Selma to Montgomery March
A
March 1965
13
Q
Bloody Sunday
A
7th March 1965, Edmund Pettus Bridge
14
Q
Voting Rights Act
A
6th August 1965
15
Q
Interstate travel desegregated
A
December 1960