Mapping the Civil Rights Movement By jahnkar000 May 2, 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson Feb 12, 1909 Foundation of NAACP 1942 Foundation of CORE May 17, 1954 Brown v. Board Aug 29, 1955 Emmett Till Dec 5, 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott Jan 10, 1957 Foundation of SCLC Sep 2, 1957 Little Rock Nine 1960 Foundation of SNCC Feb 1, 1960 Greensboro Sit-In Feb 13, 1960 Nashville Sit-In May 4, 1961 Freedom Rides Sep 30, 1962 Integration of Ole Miss Apr 3, 1963 Birmingham Campaign May 2, 1963 Children's March Jun 11, 1963 Integration of University of Alabama Aug 28, 1963 March on Washington Sep 15, 1963 Birmingham Church Bombings Nov 22, 1963 John F. Kennedy Assassination 1964 Freedom Summer Jan 23, 1964 24th Amendment Jul 2, 1964 Civil Rights Act of 1964 Jul 16, 1964 Harlem Riots Feb 21, 1965 Malcolm X Assassination Mar 7, 1965 Bloody Sunday Aug 6, 1965 Voting Rights Act Aug 11, 1965 Watts Riots Jun 6, 1966 March Against Fear Jun 12, 1967 Loving v. Virginia Jul 23, 1967 Detroit Riots Aug 28, 1967 Father James Groppi Apr 4, 1968 Martin Luther King, Jr Assassination Jun 5, 1968 Robert Kennedy Assassination