Civil Rights Timeline

Rosa Parks

Dec 1, 1955

Arrested for refusing to give up her seat on the bus.

Little Rock 9

Sep 24, 1957

9 African American studetns integrate with white students.

"I Have A Dream"

Aug 28, 1963

Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I Have A Dream" speech in Washington, D.C.

Nobel Peace Prize

Nov 9, 1964

Martin Luther King Jr. wins the Nobel Peace Prize.

Assassination

Apr 14, 1968

Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated in Memphis, TN.