Civil Rights Time Line By miranda s. May 18, 1896 Plessy V.S. Ferguson Period: May 18, 1896 to Apr 4, 1968 Civil Rights Movement May 30, 1910 N.A.A.C.P. - National Association of Advancement for Colored People Feb 8, 1915 Film "Birth of Nation" Nov 5, 1917 Buchanan V.S. Warley (Supreme Court Case) Mar 25, 1931 'Train' case (2 woman & 9 men) Aug 3, 1936 Jesse Owens won 4 gold medals in 1936 summer Olympics Jan 24, 1942 C.O.R.E. - Congress of Racial Equality Mar 24, 1948 Shelly V.S. Kraemer Jul 26, 1948 Truman signes executive order 9981 May 17, 1954 Brown V.S. Board of Education Aug 28, 1955 Emmetillet? Dec 1, 1955 Rosa Parks sitting on bus Feb 1, 1960 North Carolina 'Sit - In" Sep 20, 1962 College admitted college student, but state denies decision. Jun 12, 1963 Medgar Evers was assassinated on his own driveway Sep 15, 1963 16th Street Baptist Church (K.K.K target) was bombed and killed four little girls (coloreed) Jan 23, 1964 24th Ammendment - protect blacks from voting Mar 7, 1964 Death of Michael Wade Kaplan Jul 2, 1964 Civil Rights Act Jul 19, 1964 Mississippi Burning Apr 4, 1968 Martin Luther King assassinated
