Civil Rights By siera_wiedemann Jan 1, 1808 Importation of slaves banned in the US Period: Jan 1, 1808 to Jan 1, 1968 Civil Rights Jan 1, 1865 Civil War ends- abolishing slavery Jan 1, 1868 14th amendment created Jan 1, 1870 15th amendment created Jan 1, 1896 "seperate but equal" doctrine Jan 1, 1954 Brown Vs. Board of Education Jan 1, 1955 Rosa Parks starts bus boycott Jan 1, 1957 9 african american children sent to desegrate schools Jan 1, 1960 "sit in" college kids try to desegrate lunch counters Jan 1, 1961 Freedom rides Jan 1, 1962 Malcom X rejects non-violent civil rights movement Jan 1, 1963 March on Washington Jan 1, 1963 "I have a Dream Speech" Jan 1, 1963 Church bombing- killed 4 children May 24, 1964 President Johnson signs civil rights act Jan 1, 1965 Malcom X is killed Jan 1, 1968 MLK jr. is assassinated
