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The Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional, a major victory for the Civil Rights Movement.
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Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott and drawing attention to racial segregation.
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The Little Rock Nine faced violent resistance when they attempted to desegregate Central High School in Arkansas, highlighting the ongoing struggle for racial equality.
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The Greensboro sit-ins began in North Carolina, where black college students staged a peaceful protest at a segregated lunch counter, igniting a wave of similar demonstrations across the country.
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Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, calling for an end to racism and discrimination.
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President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law, banning discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
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Bloody Sunday occurred as civil rights marchers were brutally attacked by law enforcement officers while crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama.
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President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law, aimed at eliminating discriminatory voting practices that disenfranchised African Americans.
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Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated by James Earl Ray at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, leading to widespread shock and mourning among civil rights activists.
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The Civil Rights Act of 1968, also known as the Fair Housing Act, was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing based on race, religion, or national origin.