Conformity and Challenge (1955-92) - The Civil Rights Movement (55-63)

When were the Jim Crow Laws passed? - 1896 How long did Jim Crow laws last? - 1965 When was slavery abolished? - 1865 When did blacks face considerate racial discrimination? - 1868 When had legal segregation been introduced in the Old South? - When did the Montgomery Bus Boycott begin? - December 1955 When did the Supreme Court mark bus segregation unconstitutional? - December 1956 When was the SCLC created? - 1957 When did the SNCC lunch counter campaign begin? - Feb 1960 When was the march in Birmingham, Alabama? - 1963 How many demonstrators were arrested during the Birmingham march? - 2,500 When was the March on Washington? - August 28, 1963 How many people turned up to the march on Washington? - 250,000 When was the Civil Rights Act passed? - 1964 When is segregation outlawed in schools? - 1954 When did CORE begin Freedom Rides? - 1961 When is MLK awarded Nobel Peace Prize? - 1964 When was 'The Southern Manifesto' signed? - March 1956 When did the Emmett Till murder take place? - 1955 When was Medgar Evers killed? - 1963 How many schools were desegregated by 1963 in the Old South? - 9% When did the incident in Little Rock take place? - 1957 What were the Jim Crow laws? - black people were legally segregated from white people in public facilities such as hospitals, railroad cars, restrooms, restaurants and educational institutions In 1955 which areas were black people seen to be inferior? - socially, politically, economically, legally