Civil Rights Timeline By Loganf Jan 1, 1942 Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) founded Apr 15, 1947 Jackie Robinson Hired to the Brooklyn Dodgers Jul 26, 1948 Executive Order 9981 May 17, 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Ruling Dec 1, 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott Sep 3, 1957 Integration of Central High School Feb 1, 1960 First Lunch Counter Sit-in May 14, 1961 Freedom Rides Apr 16, 1963 Birmingham Campaign: Letter from a Birmingham Jail 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 Watts Riot Oct 15, 1966 Black Panther Party Founded Apr 11, 1968 Civil Rights Act of 1968 Jun 26, 1978 Regents of the Univeristy of California v. Bakke