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Brown vs. Board of Education
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional, overturning the "separate but equal" doctrine established in Plessy v. Ferguson -
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Ruby Bridges desegregated an elementary school in New Orleans
escorted by federal marshals to protect her from angry crowds protesting the integration -
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, ending segregation and discrimination in public places, employment, and federally funded programs, and establishing the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) -
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Assassination of Malcolm X
a theater and ballroom known for being the site of the assassination of Malcolm X on February 21, 1965.