Civil Rights Timeline By NicholasCScott Feb 12, 1909 Creation of the NAACP Mar 25, 1931 Scottsboro Boys Apr 15, 1947 Jackie Robinson Breaks the Color Barrier May 17, 1954 Brown V. Board of Education Aug 28, 1955 murder of emmitt till Dec 5, 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott Sep 25, 1957 The Little Rock 9 Nov 14, 1960 Ruby Bridges desegregate elementary school in New Orleans Apr 16, 1963 Letter from a Birmingham Jail Jul 2, 1964 Civil Rights Act of 1964 Feb 21, 1965 Assassination of Malcolm X Oct 15, 1966 Creation of the Black Panthers Jun 13, 1967 Thurgood Marshall Named Supreme Court Justice Apr 4, 1968 Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Nov 4, 2008 Election of Barack Obama