​1941- Executive Order 8802 forbids race discrimination in hiring

1947- Jackie Robinson joins Brooklyn Dodgers

​1948- Armed forces integrated

1954- Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision

1955-1957- Montgomery Bus Boycott

1956- Southern Manifesto urges resistance to desegregation efforts

1957- Little Rock Central High School desegregation

1961- Freedom Riders oppose segregation