Civil Rights Movement By RyanMK1361 May 17, 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas Aug 28, 1955 Emmett Till kidnapped,beaten,and shot for allegedly whistling at a white women Dec 1, 1955 Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger Sep 24, 1957 Little Rock Nine go to all white school Feb 1, 1960 4 Black students from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College begin a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter. Oct 1, 1962 James Meredith became the first black student to enroll in Mississippi University. Apr 16, 1963 Martin Luther King is arrested and put into jail after a protest. Jun 12, 1963 Medgar Evers is murdered outside his home. Aug 28, 1963 200,000 people join March on Washington. Jul 2, 1964 Jonhson signs Civil Rights Act of 1964 Feb 21, 1965 Malcon X is shot to death. Mar 7, 1965 Blacks begin to march in Montgomery Aug 10, 1965 Congress passes Voting Rights Act of 1965 Sep 24, 1965 Johnson issues Executive Order 11246 Oct 15, 1966 Black Panthers form. Apr 4, 1968 Assassination of Martin Luther King