Nolan Civil Rights timeline By Nolan King Jan 1, 1942 Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) founded Civil rights Aug 28, 1945 Jackie Robinson Hired to the Dodgers Color Line Jul 26, 1948 Executive Order 9981 Segregation May 17, 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education Ruling Thurgood Marshal May 17, 1954 Birmingham Campaign: Letter from a Birmingham Jail SCLC Dec 1, 1955 Civil Rights Act of 1964 Plessy vs. Furguson Sep 4, 1957 Integration of Central High School Little Rock Nine Feb 1, 1960 First Lunch Counter Sit-in First Lunch Counter Sit-in May 4, 1961 Freedom Rides Civil Disobedience & SNCC