Civil Rights By ragbro16dew Feb 26, 1869 15th Amendment passed giving black men the right to vote This gave black men the right to vote May 18, 1896 Plessy vs. Ferguson decision makes "separate but equal" conditions in America Apr 15, 1947 Jackie Robinson breaks the "color barrier" in Major League Baseball May 17, 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education Decision Aug 28, 1955 Emmett Till is murdered in Money, Mississippi Dec 1, 1955 Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat Dec 5, 1955 Martin Luther King Jr. organizes the Montgomery Bus Boycott Sep 1, 1957 The "Little Rock Nine" integrates Central High School Oct 1, 1962 James Meredith enrolls at Ole Miss and a riot breaks out May 2, 1963 The Children's March in Birmingham, Alabama Jun 12, 1963 Medgar Evers is murdered outside his home Aug 28, 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. Gives his "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington Sep 15, 1963 Four young black girls are killed in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing Jan 23, 1964 24th Amendment is passed outlawing the poll tax Jun 1, 1964 "Freedom Summer" begins in Mississippi Jun 21, 1964 Michael Schwerner, James Chaney and Andrew Goodman are murdered The bodies were found on August 4, 1964 Jul 2, 1964 The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is passed Mar 25, 1965 March from Selma to Montgomery for voting rights Aug 10, 1965 Voting Rights Act of 1965 passed Apr 4, 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated in Memphis
