Civil Rights Timeline - Sofia Pancoast

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  • Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

    Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

    Banned segregation in public schools.
  • Emmett Till Murder (1955)

    Emmett Till Murder (1955)

    Emmett Till was murdered in Money, Mississippi for allegedly whistling at Bryant's wife. This event fueled the Civil Rights Movement.
  • Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955-1956)

    Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955-1956)

    The Montgomery Bus Boycott started on December 5, 1955 and lasted for 381 days until the Supreme Court outlawed bus segregation on December 20, 1956.
  • Little Rock Nine Integration (1957)

    Little Rock Nine Integration (1957)

    The Little Rock Nine were nine African American students who integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957, a significant Civil Rights event following the Brown v. Board of Education ruling.
  • Greensboro Woolworth's Sit-ins (1960)

    Greensboro Woolworth's Sit-ins (1960)

    The Greensboro sit-ins were a series of nonviolent protests in February to July 1960.
  • Freedom Riders (1961)

    Freedom Riders (1961)

    Riding interstate buses in the South in mixed racial groups to challenge local laws or customs that enforced segregation in seating.