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Brown vs Board of Education
This helped contribute to the civil rights movement by legally making schools to not be segregated by color and/or race. -
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
It helped contribute to the civil rights movement because it united against segregation on buses which helped lead to the Supreme Court decision declaring bus segregation. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This helped contribute to the civil rights movement by banning discrimination based on race, color, etc. It helped ban it in public places and banning employment discrimination which all helped bring equality to America. -
The March on Washington
It helped contribute to the civil rights movement by bringing to the public's attention which caused the government to pass civil rights legislation. -
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
This helped contribute to the civil rights movement by removing barriers that blocked African Americans from their right to vote which helped give them a voice for their communities.