American civil rights movement By StrangeBubbles Period: Jan 1, 1945 to Sep 16, 2014 Civil rights Jul 26, 1948 Discrimination in the armed forces is banned Jul 2, 1964 President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Oct 22, 1966 The militant Black Panthers are founded Jun 12, 1967 Supreme Court rules that prohibiting interracial marriage is unconstitutional Apr 4, 1968 Martin Luther King is shot Apr 11, 1968 Civil rights act 1968 prohibiting discrimination in sale Nov 22, 1991 President Bush signs civil rights act of 1991 Jun 21, 2005 The ringleader of Mississippi civil rights murders convicted Oct 24, 2005 Rosa Parks dies age 92 Jan 30, 2006 Coretta Scott King dies Stroke at age 78