Civil Rights timeline By morrison114272 Dec 20, 1881 Dodgers hire Jackie Robinson Mar 1, 1942 Congress of Racial Equality Founded Jul 26, 1948 Executive Order 9981 May 17, 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Ruling Dec 1, 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott Sep 4, 1957 Integration of Central High School Feb 1, 1960 First lunch counter sit-in May 4, 1961 Freedom Rides Apr 1, 1963 Birmingham campaign Aug 28, 1963 March on Washington Jul 2, 1964 Civil Rights Act of 1964 Aug 6, 1965 Voting Rights Act of 1965 Aug 11, 1965 Advocates for Black Nationalism Oct 15, 1966 Black Panther Party Founded Apr 11, 1968 Civil Rights Act of 1968 Apr 20, 1971 Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenberg Board of Education Jun 26, 1978 Watts Riot + Kerner Commission Jun 26, 1991 Regents of the University of California v. Bakke