Civil Rights By AutumnE May 17, 1954 Supreme court decision in "Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas" case Period: May 17, 1954 to Apr 4, 1968 Civil Rights Movement Dec 1, 1955 Rosa Parks arrested Jun 7, 1956 Supreme court rules that segregation of montgomery, AL buses is unconstitutional Nov 1, 1956 Montgomery Bus boycott ended with buses being desegregated Jan 6, 1957 Southern Christian Conference Sep 4, 1957 Desegregating Little Rock Feb 1, 1960 Sit-ins being May 4, 1961 Freedom Rides begin Jun 7, 1961 the Congress of Racial Equality begins to organize freedom rides Jun 7, 1964 President Johnson signs Civil Rights Act Apr 4, 1968 Assassination of Martin Luther King