Title By kirbytails22 Apr 9, 1866 Civil Rights Act (original) Jan 12, 1940 Hansberry v. Lee May 17, 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Aug 24, 1955 Emmett Till Dec 1, 1955 Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat Sep 23, 1957 "Little Rock Nine" Feb 1, 1960 Greensboro NC Woolworth's sit-in May 4, 1961 "Freedom Riders" Sep 20, 1962 James Meredith enrolls at Ole Miss Apr 16, 1963 "Letter from Birmingham Jail" Jun 12, 1963 Medgar Evans murdered Aug 28, 1963 March on Washington Nov 22, 1963 J.F.K assasinated Jan 23, 1964 24th Ammendmant Jun 21, 1964 Murder of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman & Michael Schwerner Mar 25, 1965 March from Selma Oct 15, 1966 Black Panthers founded Apr 4, 1968 MLK jr. Assasinated Apr 20, 1970 Swann v. Charlotte- Mecklenburg Board of Education Jun 13, 2009 Ricci v. DeSteffano