Civil Rights Movement By kaylebtooley82 Period: Jan 1, 1940 to Jan 1, 1970 Civil Rights Movement Jun 25, 1941 FDR bans discrimination in defense industries Apr 15, 1947 Jackie Robinson becomes first African American in Major League Baseball Jul 26, 1948 Truman desegregates the military Dec 1, 1955 The beginning of the Montgomery Bus Boycott Dec 20, 1956 Montgomery, Alabama desegregates busses Sep 3, 1957 Little Rock tries to desegregate schools Sep 9, 1957 Congress passses Civil Rights Act of 1957 Feb 1, 1960 Greensboro Sit-In May 16, 1961 Freedom Ride Oct 1, 1962 Meredith intergrates the University of Mississippi Apr 12, 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. joins the birmingham campaign Jun 11, 1963 Kennedy declares that America shall make every man equal Jun 12, 1963 Medgar Evers Assassinated Aug 28, 1963 March On Washington Nov 22, 1963 John F. Kennedy Assassinated Jun 1, 1964 Freedom Summer Jul 2, 1964 President Johnson signs Civil Rights Act of 1964 Aug 1, 1964 Freedom Summer Ends Mar 7, 1965 MLK and SCLC Selma Alabama Campaign Mar 7, 1965 Bloody Sunday
