1. Timeline: Major Events in the Civil Rights Movement
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) is founded
Brown v BOE of Topeka, KS
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Murder of Emmett Till
Little Rock Nine

2. Timeline: Major Events in the Civil Rights Movement
Malcolm X Becomes National Minister of the Nation of Islam
Assassination of Medgar Evers ********** Birmingham Protests
********** March on Washington, D.C.
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Bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church
Sit-In Movement Begins
Freedom Rides Organized
James Meredith Enrolls at the Univ. of MS

3. Timeline: Major Events in the Civil Rights Movement
Freedom Summer
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Civil Rights Act Passed
Dr. King awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
Malcolm X Assassinated
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Selma-Montgomery March
Voting Rights Act Passed
Watts Riots

4. Timeline: Major Events in the Civil Rights Movement
Black Panther Party is Founded
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James Meredith’s March Against Fear
Thurgood Marshall is Appointed to the Supreme Court
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. is Assassinated
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Shirley Chisholm is Elected to Congress

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