The Early Civil Rights Movement refers to the period of activism and protests in the United States that took place primarily during the 1950s and 1960s, aimed at ending racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans.
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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.