lenz'es class By BountyOnBeau May 8, 1896 olessy v. ferguson Jul 2, 1925 murder of medgar evers Jul 4, 1930 nation of islam May 8, 1941 stokely charmichael and black power May 8, 1942 CORE james farmer george houser bayard rustin bernice fisher May 8, 1946 malcom little arrested May 8, 1947 jackie robinson integrates MLB Jul 26, 1948 executive order 9981 May 17, 1954 brown v. board of education Sep 8, 1954 ruby bridges May 8, 1955 murder of emmitt till Dec 10, 1955 montgomery bus boycott Mar 8, 1956 southern manifesto Jun 10, 1957 sclc Sep 8, 1957 little rock nine Sep 8, 1957 civil rights act of 1957 Feb 1, 1960 greensboro sit-ins Apr 8, 1960 sncc May 4, 1961 freedom rides Apr 16, 1963 letter frombrimington jail Aug 28, 1963 march on washington Sep 15, 1963 bombing of 16th street baptist church Jan 24, 1964 24th amendment Jun 1, 1964 murder of james chaney, andrew goodman, and michael schwerner Jun 4, 1964 freedom summer Jul 20, 1964 civil rights act of 1964 Feb 21, 1965 malcolm x assassinated Aug 6, 1965 voting rights act of 1965 Aug 11, 1965 watts riots Sep 24, 1965 executive order 11246 May 8, 1966 black panthers May 8, 1967 loving v. virginia Jul 2, 1967 newark and detroit race riots Feb 11, 1968 memphis sanitation workers strike Feb 29, 1968 kerner commission Apr 19, 1968 civil rights act of 1968 May 8, 1968 tommie smith and john carlos black power olympic salute Jun 30, 1972 bloody sunday Jul 11, 1973 conner and birmingham protests May 8, 1992 thirteenth amendement May 8, 1992 fourteenth amendment May 8, 1992 fifteenth amendment