Austin Braun - Civil Rights Timeline By brauney9 Aug 28, 1955 Emmett Till Murdered A 14 year old black boy is taken from his home and murdered for whistling at a white woman. Dec 1, 1955 Rosa Parks Black woman refuses to give up her seat on a bus in Mongomery, Alabama. Dec 21, 1956 Montgomery Bus System Desegregates Sep 25, 1957 Little Rock High School Integrates Feb 1, 1960 4 Black Students Participate in a Sit-In May 1, 1961 Freedom Rides Start Aug 28, 1963 MLK's I Have a Dream speech Jul 1, 1964 Civil Rights Act of 1964 Passed Mar 7, 1965 MLK Leads March to Montgomery Supporting Black Voters Aug 10, 1965 Voting Rights Act Approved
