Timeline of the Civil Rights Movement Worksheet | Teach Starter - Free Printable

- 1865: The 13th amendment is passed, guaranteeing African Americans equal rights.
- 1868: Supreme Court rules segregation in the schools is unconstitutional: Brown vs. Board of Education.
- 1948: President Truman ends segregation in the U.S. Armed Forces.
- 1954: "Little Rock Nine" Arkansas governor is ordered to integrate Central High School and allow black students to attend.
- 1955: Montgomery Bus Boycotts begin after Rosa Parks' arrest.
- 1956: Plessy v. Ferguson makes the "Separate but Equal" statute legal in 16 southern states. (Segregation)
- 1963: March on Washington. Dr. King gave his "I have a Dream" speech.
- 1964: Civil Rights Act signed outlawing discrimination based on race, national origin, and gender.
- 1965: Voting Rights Act is signed, preventing states from denying voting rights based on race.
- 2008: Lincoln signs the Emancipation Proclamation on freeing the slaves.