Jim Crow Laws: Racial segregation laws enacted in Southern states after Reconstruction, which enforced separate facilities for African Americans and white Americans.
Brown v. Board of Education: A landmark Supreme Court case in 1954 that declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional, leading to significant changes in education policy.
Montgomery Bus Boycott: A year-long protest (1955-1956) sparked by Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her bus seat to a white passenger, resulting in a successful desegregation of Montgomery's public transportation system.