Equality in the USA - dates 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryPursuing life and liberty: Equality in the USAASAQA Created by: Isobel SimmonsCreated on: 20-09-13 21:46 1861-1865 American Civil War 1 of 15 1862 Emancipation Proclamation 2 of 15 1865 Thirteenth Amendment: slavery abolished 3 of 15 1890-1910 'Jim Crow' laws passed accross the southern states of America 4 of 15 1896 Plessey v Ferguson: US Supreme Court allows the policy of racial segregation 5 of 15 1941 America enters the Second World War Roosevelt establishes the Fair Employment Practices Commission (FEPC) 6 of 15 1945 Truman becomes President Beginning of the Cold War 7 of 15 1947 'To Secure These Rights' published 8 of 15 1909 NAACP founded 9 of 15 1944 Smith v Allwright 10 of 15 1946 Morgan v Virginia 11 of 15 1947 NAACP boycott of New Orleans department stores , Journey of Reconciliation organised by CORE 12 of 15 1950 Sweatt v Painter 13 of 15 1954 Brown v Board of Education of Topeka , White Citizens Councils formed 14 of 15 1955 Brown v Board of Education (II) , Emmett Till lynched 15 of 15
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