Civil right timeline By ILuvjason May 17, 1954 Brown v board education Jun 28, 1955 Murder of Emmett Till Dec 1, 1955 Rosa parks and the bus boycott Jan 15, 1957 Southern Christian leadership conference Sep 4, 1957 Little Rock 9 Feb 1, 1960 Greensboro sit-ins Nov 14, 1960 Ruby bridge May 4, 1961 Freedom riders Aug 28, 1963 March on Washington Jul 2, 1964 Civil Rights Act of 1964 Feb 21, 1965 Assassination of Malcom X Mar 7, 1965 Selma to Montgomery Marches (Bloody Sunday) Aug 6, 1965 Voting Rights Act is a landmark U.S. federal law that was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Apr 4, 1968 Assassination of Martin Luther king