Civil Right's TImeline-Jon&Julian By chenske Feb 24, 1942 Establishment of the Congress of Racial Equality Aug 28, 1955 The Murder of Emmett Hill Dec 1, 1955 Rosa Parks Refuses to Give Her Seat Up On the Bus Dec 25, 1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott Jul 10, 1957 Southern Christian Leadership Conference Sep 23, 1957 Forced Desegregation in Little Rock, Arkansas Feb 1, 1960 Sit-ins at Woolworth's in Greensboro, NC May 4, 1961 Freedom Rides Feb 24, 1962 Establishment of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Oct 1, 1962 James Meredith Enrolls at University of Mississippi May 16, 1963 "Bull" Connor in Birmingham, Alabama Jun 12, 1963 Murder of Medgar Evers Aug 28, 1963 March on Washington Sep 15, 1963 Sixteenth Street Baptist Church Bombing Jun 21, 1964 Freedom Summer Feb 21, 1965 Assassination of Malcolm X Aug 15, 1965 Watts Riots in California Feb 22, 1966 Founding of the Black Panthers Apr 4, 1968 Assassination of Dr King, Jr.
