TN State Std 5.65 - Civil Rights Movement By djviets May 14, 1954 Brown vs Board of Education HISTORY OF BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION Period: Jan 1, 1955 to Dec 31, 1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott Period: Jan 1, 1955 to Apr 4, 1968 Martin Luther King Jr civil rights activity Jan 7, 1955 Non-Violent Protests begin at - Highlander Folk School Lawsuit filed against Nashville Board of Education Aug 15, 1956 First HIgh Schol to Integrate Clinton High School Clinton, TN Sep 5, 1957 Nine Black students enroll in all white school Central High School Little Rock, Arkansas Period: Jan 1, 1959 to Dec 31, 1960 Tent Cities Fayette and Haywood Counties Tennessee Period: Feb 1, 1960 to May 31, 1960 Nashville Sit-ins Nashville sit-in protests - Diane Dash May 4, 1961 Freedom Riders Freedom Rides Apr 4, 1968 MLK Jr Assassination
