The document discusses the progression of civil rights in the US from 1896 to 1968 through five key examples: 1) Brown vs. Board of Education in 1954 banned school segregation, helping to desegregate schools. 2) The 1956 Montgomery bus boycotts, led by Rosa Parks, lasted 381 days and showed that African Americans would not tolerate abuse on buses. 3) The 1960 Greensboro sit-ins sparked similar non-violent protests across the South to desegregate facilities like lunch counters. 4) Freedom Rides in 1961 tested if African Americans could access public transportation across states, exposing dangerous areas of discrimination. 5) The 1963 March on Washington united over 250,000 people behind

1. By: Holly Robinson Catherine Cui And Chandler Hilton