Dates:
1861-1865 American Civil War
1909 National Association for the Advancement of
Coloured People (NAACP) formed
1918 England gives vote to women over 30
1919 Germany and Canada give vote to women
1920 USA gives vote to women
1928 England gives vote to women over 21
1954-1968 Civil Rights Movement
1955 Brown v Board of Education – Supreme court
declares school segregation illegal
1955-1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott
1955 Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA)
formed
1956 Segregation on buses declared to be against
the Constitution of America
1957 Southern Christian Leadership Conference
(SCLC) formed
Little Rock Arkansas
60’s Students Movement
Hippies Movement
60’s-70’s Black Power Movement
1960 Greensboro Sit-in
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
(SNCC) formed
1861-1865 American Civil War
1909 National Association for the Advancement of
Coloured People (NAACP) formed
1918 England gives vote to women over 30
1919 Germany and Canada give vote to women
1920 USA gives vote to women
1928 England gives vote to women over 21
1954-1968 Civil Rights Movement
1955 Brown v Board of Education – Supreme court
declares school segregation illegal
1955-1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott
1955 Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA)
formed
1956 Segregation on buses declared to be against
the Constitution of America
1957 Southern Christian Leadership Conference
(SCLC) formed
Little Rock Arkansas
60’s Students Movement
Hippies Movement
60’s-70’s Black Power Movement
1960 Greensboro Sit-in
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
(SNCC) formed