The Civil Rights Movement By haleymarlo May 17, 1954 Brown V.s. Board of Education Dec 5, 1956 Rosa Parks Refuses To Give Up Her Seat Nov 8, 1960 John F. Kenndey is Elected as President May 4, 1961 The Freedom Rides Begin Jun 2, 1961 Freedom Riders Are Ordered to Halt in Alabama Nov 20, 1962 Banning of Segragation in Housing Aug 28, 1963 March on Washington Sep 15, 1963 16th Street Baptist Church is Bombed Feb 10, 1964 Civil Rights act is Passed Jun 1, 1964 NAACP Ban in Alabamais Overturned Feb 21, 1965 Malcom X is Assianated Aug 11, 1965 Watts Riots Begin Apr 4, 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. is Killed