Civil Rights Timeline By Connor Edwards Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation Period: Jan 1, 1863 to Jul 2, 1964 Civil Rights Timeline Dec 6, 1865 The 13th amendment abolished slavery. Jul 9, 1868 The 14th amendment granted equal protection to African Americans Feb 3, 1870 The 15th amendment gave blacks right to vote. Jan 1, 1896 Plessy vs Ferguson Feb 12, 1909 NAACP was founded (national association for the advancement of colored people) May 17, 1954 Brown vs Board of Education decided Oct 1, 1962 James Meredith became the first black student to enroll at the University of Mississippi Jun 12, 1963 Medgar Evers was murdered/assassinated outside of his home Sep 15, 1963 Four young black girls at sunday school got blown up by a bomb. Jan 23, 1964 The 24th amendment abolished the pole tax Jul 2, 1964 Civil Rights Act
