Civil Rights By Daniel sigala Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation Jan 31, 1865 The Thirteenth Amendment Jul 9, 1868 The Fourteenth Amendment Feb 26, 1870 The Fifteenth Amendment 1890 Jim crow law May 18, 1896 The Supreme Court rules that segregation is legal Feb 12, 1909 The NAACP is founded by African-American leaders 1947 Jackie Robinson becomes the first African-American to play major league baseball. Jul 26, 1948 President Harry S. Truman ends segregation in the U.S. armed forces. May 17, 1954 The Supreme Court rules that segregation in the schools is unconstitutional Dec 1, 1955 Rosa Parks is arrested for not giving up her seat on the bus. Sep 4, 1957 - Nine African-American students in Arkansas (nicknamed the Arkansas Nine) attend a previously all-white high school. May 4, 1961 The Freedom Riders protest by riding buses into the segregated southern states May 2, 1963 The Birmingham Campaign takes place in Birmingham, Alabama. Aug 28, 1963 The March on Washington by over 200,000 protesters occurs. Jul 2, 1964 The Civil Rights Act is signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson. Oct 14, 1964 Martin Luther King, Jr. is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Mar 7, 1965 Marchers in Selma, Alabama are met by police with tear gas. Aug 6, 1965 The Voting Rights Act is signed into law making it illegal to prevent any citizen from voting regardless of race. Aug 13, 1965 Race riots erupt in Watts, California.