Civil Rights By cchristensen26 May 17, 1954 Brown vs Board of Education Dec 1, 1955 Rosa Parks refuses to move to the back of the bus Jan 1, 1957 Southern Christian Leadership Conference was created Sep 1, 1957 Little Rock Nine Jun 1, 1961 Freedom Riders test out new desegregation laws Apr 16, 1963 MLK writes Letter From A Birmingham Jail Aug 28, 1963 March on Washington and I Have A Dream Speech Jul 2, 1964 President Johnson signed Civil Rights Act of 1964 Mar 7, 1965 Bloody Sunday when blacks march for voting rights Aug 10, 1965 Voting Rights Act of 1965 was passed
