1940s
● 1949 – Chinese Communist Revolution (context from Ping Pong Diplomacy
background)
1950s
● 1953 – U.S. begins policy of Native American termination
● 1956 – Indian Vocational Training Act (low-skill job training)
● 1959 – SDS (Students for a Democratic Society) founded by Tom Hayden
1960
● Greensboro sit-ins supported by MLK
● Eleanor Roosevelt sets up commission on women at work
● 60,000 Native Americans had left reservations
1961
● August 1961 – Sit-ins had attracted 70,000 participants
● National Indian Youth Council established
1963
● Civil Rights marches bring national attention
● MLK’s Birmingham campaign and arrest
● May 1963 – Violent protests in Birmingham, televised
● August 1963 – March on Washington, "I Have a Dream" speech
● JFK’s Civil Rights Bill (later passed by LBJ)
● 1963 – The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan
● Equal Pay Act passed
1964
● 1949 – Chinese Communist Revolution (context from Ping Pong Diplomacy
background)
1950s
● 1953 – U.S. begins policy of Native American termination
● 1956 – Indian Vocational Training Act (low-skill job training)
● 1959 – SDS (Students for a Democratic Society) founded by Tom Hayden
1960
● Greensboro sit-ins supported by MLK
● Eleanor Roosevelt sets up commission on women at work
● 60,000 Native Americans had left reservations
1961
● August 1961 – Sit-ins had attracted 70,000 participants
● National Indian Youth Council established
1963
● Civil Rights marches bring national attention
● MLK’s Birmingham campaign and arrest
● May 1963 – Violent protests in Birmingham, televised
● August 1963 – March on Washington, "I Have a Dream" speech
● JFK’s Civil Rights Bill (later passed by LBJ)
● 1963 – The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan
● Equal Pay Act passed
1964
