Dates Eisenhower

McLaurin V Oklahoma State Regents, Sweatt V Painter, Henderson V United States

June 1950

Eisenhower inaugurated

Jan 1953

Baton Rouge bus boycott

June 1953

Appointment of Earl warren ( Former Governor of California)

September 1953

Brown V Board of education

May 1954

First White citizens council meeting

July 1954

KKK re-established

1954

Murder of Emmett Till

August 1955

Montgomery bus boycott

Dec 1955- Dec 1956

The Montgomery improvement association elects MLK as president

Dec 1955

University of Alabama admit Autherine Lucy and expel her

Feb 1956

Massive resistance campaign led by Virginian Senator H. Byrd

Feb 1956

Browder V Gayle: Bus segregation unconstitutional

Nov 1956

Eisenhower is elected for a second term

Nov 1956

MLK helps found the SCLC

Jan 1957

MLK organises a prayer pilgrimage in Washington

1957

Strom Thurmond filibusters against civil rights for 24 hrs

1957

Little rock 9 crisis

September 1957

Civil rights act passed

September 1957

Cooper V Aaron: Any law aiming to keep public schools desegregated was unconstitutional

1958

Student sit ins

Feb 1960

SNCC formed

April 1960

2nd civil rights act

May 1960

GNP at $355.3 billion

1950

GNP at $487.76 billion

1960

Median family income at $5620

1960

cost of living rose 2.8% but factory wages 8.6%

1953-7

Population at 151.7 million

1950

population at 180.7 million

1960

First credit card from the diners club

1950

American express introduced

1958