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         <title>May 17, 1954: Brown v. Board of Education</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional, overturning the 'separate but equal' doctrine. This landmark decision paved the way for integration and was a major victory for the NAACP.]]></description>
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         <title>December 1, 1955: Montgomery Bus Boycott Begins</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger, leading to her arrest. This act of defiance sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement that lasted 381 days and brought Martin Luther King Jr. to national prominence.]]></description>
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         <title>September 4, 1957: Little Rock Nine</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Nine African American students, known as the Little Rock Nine, were initially prevented from entering the racially segregated Little Rock Central High School. President Eisenhower intervened by deploying federal troops to ensure their safe entry, marking a significant moment in the desegregation of public schools.]]></description>
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         <title>February 1, 1960: Greensboro Sit-Ins</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Four African American college students sat at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, and were refused service. Their nonviolent protest sparked similar sit-ins across the country, becoming a powerful tactic in the fight against segregation.]]></description>
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         <title>May 4, 1961: Freedom Rides Begin</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Civil rights activists known as Freedom Riders began a series of bus trips through the American South to protest segregation in interstate bus terminals. They were met with violent resistance, bringing national attention to the civil rights cause.]]></description>
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         <title>August 28, 1963: March on Washington</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Over 200,000 people participated in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. It was here that Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous 'I Have a Dream' speech, calling for racial equality and an end to discrimination.]]></description>
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         <title>July 2, 1964: Civil Rights Act of 1964</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law, prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. This landmark piece of legislation was a crucial achievement of the Civil Rights Movement.]]></description>
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         <title>March 7, 1965: Bloody Sunday</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Civil rights demonstrators were violently attacked by law enforcement officers on the Edmund Pettus Bridge during a march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. This event, known as 'Bloody Sunday,' outraged many Americans and helped build support for the Voting Rights Act of 1965.]]></description>
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