Social Movements linked to the Civil Rights Movement By javelino Period: 1954 to 1968 Civil Rights Movement May 17, 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Dec 1, 1955 Rosa Parks refuses to give up seat on bus Sep 9, 1957 Civil Rights Act of 1957 Period: 1960 to 1980 Women's Liberation Movement Nov 1, 1961 Women's Strike for Peace Jun 10, 1963 The Equal Pay Act Aug 28, 1963 March on Washington Jul 2, 1964 Civil Rights Act of 1964 Mar 7, 1965 Selma to Montgomery March Jul 2, 1965 Establishment of EEOC Aug 6, 1965 Voting Rights Act of 1965 Oct 31, 1978 The Pregnancy Discrimination Act