The Civil Rights Movement Prior to 1950 By bgallagher331 Jun 7, 1892 Plesssy v Ferguson Sep 18, 1895 Atlanta Exposition Speech Oct 17, 1901 Booker T. Washington To White House May 27, 1905 Lynchings May 27, 1909 WEB Dubois May 27, 1910 Johnson v. Jeffries May 27, 1917 The Great Migration Aug 2, 1919 Race Riots Oct 27, 1919 Race Riots May 27, 1922 Marcus Garvey May 27, 1922 Lynching Nov 12, 1925 Louis Armstrong May 27, 1926 Harlem Renaissance May 27, 1930 Sharecropping May 27, 1937 Scottsboro Boys May 27, 1939 Marion Anderson Performs at Lincoln Memorial May 27, 1943 Tuskeegee Airman Jul 16, 1944 Morgan v. Virginia Dec 27, 1946 Integration of the Armed Forces Apr 15, 1947 Jackie Robinson