2. November 14, 1960
April 4, 1968
February 1, 1960
1849
December 1, 1955
Ruby Bridges
attends her first day
at an all-white
school.
Martin Luther King
Jr. killed
Lunch counter sit
in begins at
Woolworth in
Harriet Tubman
escapes from her
slave owner to
Philadelphia.
Rosa Parks refuses
to sit in the
“colored” section
of the bus.
July 2, 1964
January 1, 1863
August 28, 1963
The Civil Rights Act,
outlawing
segregation is
signed into law.
President Abraham
Lincoln signs the
Emancipation
Proclamation to
end slavery.
Dr. Martin Luther
King delivers “I
have a dream”
speech.
November 14, 1960
April 4, 1968
February 1, 1960
1849
Ruby Bridges
attends her first day
at an all-white
school.
Martin Luther King
Jr. killed
Lunch counter sit
in begins at
Woolworth in
Harriet Tubman
escapes from her
slave owner to
Philadelphia.
July 2, 1964
January 1, 1863
August 28, 1963
The Civil Rights Act,
outlawing
segregation is
signed into law.
President Abraham
Lincoln signs the
Emancipation
Proclamation to
end slavery.
Dr. Martin Luther
King delivers “I
have a dream”
speech.
December 1, 1955
Rosa Parks refuses
to sit in the
“colored” section
of the bus.