Important Events in the Civil Rights Movement
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
Protested segregation on public transportation in support of Rosa Parks.
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Removed many of the barriers and obstacles that made it difficult for African Americans to vote.
Brown v. Board of Education
Desegregated public schools so that African Americans could study with white students.
March on Washington
Led by Martin Luther King Jr., it was the largest demonstration in support of laws for equal rights. Took place in Washington, D.C.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Made discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, among other factors, unlawful.
