Civil Rights Movement By emw523 Apr 15, 1947 Jackie Robinson becomes first African American to play in major league baseball Aug 20, 1955 Emmett Till killed Dec 1, 1955 Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat & was arrested Dec 21, 1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott ended in victory Sep 24, 1957 Federal troops guarded African American children as they went into a school Feb 1, 1960 Four college students do a peaceful lunch counter sit-in Aug 28, 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. gives his "I Have A Dream" speech Apr 6, 1968 Martin Luther King assassinated causes many riots Jun 6, 1968 Supreme Court rules "actual desegregation" is needed in schools in the South