The Civil Rights Movement

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Brown v Board of Education (1954)

Supreme Court ruling declaring racial segregation in schools unconstitutional and weakening the legal basis for Jim Crow Laws.

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Little Rock, Arkansas (1957)

Incident where Governor Faubus opposed desegregation, leading to President Eisenhower's intervention with US Army troops.

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Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955)

Protest led by Martin Luther King Jr. after Rosa Parks' arrest for refusing to give up her bus seat, contributing to desegregation efforts.

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Greensboro Sit-Ins (1960)

Protests by college students at lunch counters, spreading nationwide and promoting desegregation.

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Freedom Rides (1961)

Protests against segregation on interstate buses, resulting in a federal desegregation order due to violence.

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NAACP

National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People, funding court cases challenging discrimination and advocating for civil rights.