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Congress Pass a Bill
The First Clean Water Act was passed by congress. -
The Greensboro Sit-In
Four African American college students wanted to be served at a local diner, but the white waitress refused to serve them because she didn't believe in serving African Americans. The news spread throughout the South. -
FDA Approvement
The Food and Drud Administration approved of birth control pills. -
FREEDOM RIDERS
Some whites and African Americans rode together on two different buses to show bravery of sitting in the front of the buses and using "white" restrooms at restrooms and diners. Some rode from Washington to New Orleans while some rode from the South to other parts of the South.Then there was a turning point for the riders because one of the buses were bombed while the other was attacked. -
President Kennedy Establishment
President Kennedy established the President's Commission on the Status of Women by appointing Eleanor Roosevelt as chairwomen. -
Food Drug and Cosmetic Act
Determined that drugs effective as well as safe and the FDA didn't approve of birth control pills to sale to pregnant women. -
National Farm Workers Association
Cesar Chavez founded this organization, it was dedicated to the rights of workers, including minimum wage, insurance, and collective bargaining -
King's Arrest In Birmingham, Alabama
While DR.King was doing a campaign in the most segregated city, Birmingham, he was arrested for personally demonstratingmarches and sit-ins that led to his arrest. -
The Equal Pay Act
Congress passed the Equal Pay Act because of this act it's illegal for employers to pay women less then what men make in the same work place. -
President Kennedy Intervein
President Kennedy was convinced that he had to play a more active role in promoting Civil Rights . He televised an address calling "civil rights" is a moral issue and declared that the nation had an obligation to fullfill its promise of giving americans equal rights. -
March On Washington
By putting pressure on Congress, protesters decided to march on Washington to pass a new civil rights bill. The event brought forth major civil rights groups such as, NAACP, SCLC, and SNCC. 100,000 demostrators rallied up in front of Lincoln Memorial and Dr. King including others brought speeches. Dr. King most memoriable speech was "I Have A Dream". -
Civil Rights Act for Women
The Civil Rights Act was a discriminationin employment on race and sex. Later on, (EEOC) Equal Employment Opportunities Commission investigate on the complaints of the problems dealing with emplotment. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Senators and Congress passed the bill known as the Civil Rights Act to ban segregation in public accommodations and gave federal government the ablility to compel state. -
Cesar Chavez Mission
The NWFA, founded by Cesar Chavez, joind the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committe to strike against grape growers in Delano, California. This strike was going on for 5 years. -
The NOW Organization
Bettey Friedan founded the National Organization for Women to seek an end to discrimination towards the opposite sex. -
National Park Established
Redwood National Park was established in california. -
Chavez Boycotting
Chavez led a boycott against grape growers in California which was known as La Causa. Later on 17 million Americans supported his boycott. -
The EEOC
The ruling of the EEOC makes it illegal for sex segregating help ads to be printed in newspapers. -
Sex Discrimination In Jobs
The US court appeal rules that jobs held by men and women need to be equal but not identical in the case of Schultz V. Wheaton Glass CO. -
Cesar Chavez Achievements
Later on, the UFW signed a contract to end the Califonia table of grape growers, but Chavez did a lettuce boycott. -
The Equal Rights Amendment
The Equal Rights Amendment was passed by Congress to declare that the equality of the law should not be denied by the United States on account of the sex which failed in 1982 when other states failed to achieve ratification by a minium of 38 states. -
Education Amendment
The Education Amendment bans the discrimination of sex in schools
