Civil Rights Movement of 1960 By Brian16 Jul 26, 1948 Harry Truman Issues Executive Order May 17, 1954 Brown v Board of Education Nov 1, 1955 Rosa Parks Defies White Male on the Bus Sep 4, 1957 Little Rock Nine Sep 9, 1957 Eisenhower signs the Civil Rights Act of 1957 Feb 1, 1960 Peaceful Demonstration by Greensboro Students Jun 11, 1963 Governor Wallace Refuses Enrollment from Black Students Jul 15, 1963 Bomb Kills 4 in Birmingham Nov 28, 1963 250,000 People March for Freedom and Jobs Jul 2, 1964 Lyndon B. Johnson signs Civil Rights Act of 1964 1967 Thurgood Marshall is Appointed Supreme Court Justice 1970 Dr. Clifton Wharton Jr named first African American president of Michigan St. 1971 PUSH (Founded By Jesse Jackson) Mar 30, 1976 Congressional Black Caucus Foundation 1977 Patricia Roberts Harris 1983 Guion Bluford is the first African American to make it to outer space Jan 20, 1986 Martin Luther King Jr Day Established as a National Holidy 1987 Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute 1991 Clarence Thomas appointed to the U.S Supreme Court 1999 Little Rock Nine after the Civil Rights Movement
