Civil Rights Timeline By eddygatsinzi May 17, 1954 Supreme Court declares segregation in schools is unconstitutional Dec 1, 1955 Rosa Parks refuses to give her seat up to a white person Oct 1, 1962 James Meredith becomes the first black student to enroll at the University of Mississippi Apr 16, 1963 MLK is arrested and jailed in Birmingham. Wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail" Aug 28, 1963 MLK delivers his "I Have a Dream" speech Sep 15, 1963 Sixteenth Street Baptist Church Bombing Jul 2, 1964 President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Mar 7, 1965 Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama Aug 10, 1965 Congress passes the Voting Rights Act of 1965 Apr 4, 1968 MLK is assassinated by James Earl Ray
