1950's Civil Rights Timeline By 20bpeterson_94 Aug 28, 1955 Emmitt Till Link text Nov 1, 1955 Federal Interstate Commerce Commission forbids segregation on interstate buses and trains Dec 1, 1955 Rosa Parks Link text Jan 1, 1956 Boycott Causes Bombing January - February of 1956 Link text Sep 9, 1957 Civil Rights Acts of 1957