jacks civil rights timeline By Jack Hoyman Jan 1, 1942 congress of racial equality founed Aug 28, 1945 dodgers hire jackie robinson Jul 26, 1948 executive order of 9981 Jan 1, 1952 advocates for black nationalism May 17, 1954 Brown v. Board of Education thurgood marshal NAACP lawyer Dec 1, 1955 montgomery bus boycott Sep 4, 1957 integration of central high school Feb 1, 1960 first lunch sit in May 4, 1961 freedom rides Apr 16, 1963 Birmingham campaign Aug 28, 1963 march on washington Jul 2, 1964 civil rights act of 1964 Aug 1, 1965 voting rights act of 1965 Aug 11, 1965 watts riot Oct 15, 1966 black panther founded Apr 11, 1968 civil rights act of 1968 Apr 20, 1971 Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenberg Board of Education
