Brown v. Board of Education (1954): Ended segregation in public schools.
Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955-1956): Rosa Parks' bus protest led to desegregation.
March on Washington (1963): Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech for racial equality.
Civil Rights Act of 1964: Banned discrimination, ended public place segregation.
Voting Rights Act of 1965: Eliminated racial barriers to voting, especially in the South.
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