1964 ⟶ Civil Rights Act Enacted, Ending Segregation
July 2: Civil Rights Act abolishes segregation in the USA.
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⚖️ Supreme Court Rules Against School Segregation in Brown v. Board of Education
May 17: The Supreme Court of the United States decides Brown v. Board of Education, ordering an end to racial segregation in public schools.⟶
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United States✊ Birmingham Campaign: Civil Rights Demonstrations and Confrontation
March–April: Birmingham campaign, a key event in the 1954-1968 Civil rights movement⟶
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United States📜 Civil Rights Act Enacted, Ending Segregation
July 2: Civil Rights Act abolishes segregation in the USA.⟶
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United States🗳️ Voting Rights Act Enacted
March 17: The Voting Rights Act of 1965, inspired by the Selma to Montgomery marches.⟶
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🗳️ Voting Age Lowered to 18 in the United States
July 5: The Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, formally certified by President Richard Nixon, lowers the voting age from 21 to 18.⟶
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