Supreme Court rules bus segregation unconstitutional
1956
Visits India to study nonviolent tactics, meets Gandhi’s family
1959
Negotiates for Freedom Riders Segregation in interstate travel formally banned Makes his only visit to Seattle, speaking at Mt. Zion and leading a march with community on Denny Way, close to Seattle Central campus
1961
Named Time Magazine “Man of the Year” Civil Rights Act of 1964 signed into law Receives Nobel Peace Prize, youngest person ever
1964
Voting Rights Act signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson Marches from Selma to Montgomery and is arrested
1965
Awarded a Congressional Gold Medal
2004
Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Jimmy Carter