Civil Rights Movement By Patrick Britton May 17, 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education May 18, 1954 Little Rock Nine Aug 28, 1955 Emmett Till Dec 1, 1955 Rosa Parks Jan 10, 1957 SCLC Feb 1, 1960 Woolworth sit-ins Apr 14, 1960 SNCC May 4, 1961 Freedom Rides Oct 1, 1962 James Meredith Apr 16, 1963 Letter from a Birmingham May 3, 1963 “Bull” Connor uses fire hoses on black demonstrators Aug 27, 1963 March on Washington Sep 15, 1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing Jan 23, 1964 24th Amendment Jun 21, 1964 Murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner Jul 2, 1964 Civil Rights Act 1964 Feb 21, 1965 Malcolm X assassinated Mar 17, 1965 Civil Rights Act 1965 Aug 11, 1965 Los Angeles Race Riots 1965 Sep 24, 1965 Executive Order 11246 Oct 15, 1966 Black Panthers founded Jun 12, 1967 Loving vs. Virginia Apr 4, 1968 MLK is assassinated Apr 11, 1968 Civil Rights Act 1968 Jan 30, 1972 Bloody Sunday Jul 26, 1984 Executive Order 9981 Nov 21, 1991 Voting Rights Act 1991 Apr 29, 1992 1992 Los Angeles Race Riots
