Unit #2: Civil Rights in America By Wilstanco May 18, 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson Period: Jul 2, 1908 to Jan 24, 1993 Thurgood Marshal Period: Jan 7, 1910 to Dec 14, 1994 Orville Faubus Period: Feb 4, 1913 to Oct 24, 2005 Rosa Parks Period: Sep 30, 1915 to Jun 15, 2003 Lester Maddox Period: Aug 25, 1919 to Sep 13, 1998 George Wallace Period: Jan 15, 1928 to Apr 4, 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. May 17, 1954 Brown v. Board Oct 9, 1954 Civil Disobidence Period: Dec 5, 1955 to Dec 20, 1956 Mongomery Bus Boycott Feb 1, 1960 Sit-ins