Brown v. Board of Education: A landmark Supreme Court case in 1954 that declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional, overturning previous "separate but equal" doctrine.
NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People): An organization founded in 1909, which played a significant role in advocating for civil rights through legal action, including the famous Brown v. Board of Education case.
Thurgood Marshall: A prominent lawyer and civil rights activist who later became the first African American Supreme Court justice. He was instrumental in arguing and winning the Brown v. Board of Education case.