Civil Rights Timeline

(1954 - 1968)

This timeline highlights important events and milestones in the Civil Rights movement in the United States. More Less

Historical Background

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1600 - 1799

1689

1776

1789

1829

1948

Civil Rights Movements

1848

1950 - 1980

1954 - 1968

Organizations

1871

1909

1920

International Recognition

1953

Key Facts

  1. The Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education desegregates public schools.
  2. Rosa Parks refuses to give up her bus seat to a white passenger, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
  3. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is signed into law, prohibiting segregation in public places.
  4. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is passed, protecting the right to vote for African Americans.
  5. Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his famous 'I Have a Dream' speech during the March on Washington.

Source

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