Civil Rights Movement By Elizaac May 17, 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Aug 24, 1955 Murder of Emmet Till Dec 5, 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott Dec 20, 1956 Integration of Montgomery, AL Busses Sep 4, 1957 Integration of Little Rock Central High School Feb 1, 1960 Lunch-counter sit-ins May 4, 1961 Freedom Rides Jun 12, 1963 "Letter From a Birmingham Jail" Jun 12, 1963 Murder of Medgar Evers Sep 15, 1963 Bombing of 16th St. Baptist Church Jan 23, 1964 24th Amendment - Outlawing of poll taxes in federal elections Jun 21, 1964 Murder of Civil Rights Workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner Jul 2, 1964 Civil Rights Act of 1964 Feb 26, 1965 Murder of Jimmie Lee Jackson Mar 7, 1965 "Bloody Sunday" - Selma Aug 6, 1965 Voting Rights Act of 1965
