Civil Rights By sost191207 Aug 28, 1955 The 14 year old Emmet Till was murdered for flirting with a white woman Dec 1, 1955 Rosa Parks wouldn't give up her seat to a white man 1961 The "freedom riders" attempted to use "whites only" lunch counters and toilets, this marked them by horrific violence from white protectors Jul 2, 1964 President Johnson signed another civil rights act for any discrimination Feb 21, 1965 Malcolm X was murdered during a rally by muslims Mar 7, 1965 Bloody Sunday Aug 6, 1965 President Johnson signed the Fair Housing Act which was a civil rights act Apr 4, 1968 Martin Luther King Jr was murdered on his balcony by James Earl Ray