"I Have a Dream"
A century after slavery ended, Black Americans in the South still lived under 'Jim Crow' segregation laws. They were denied the vote and banned from white spaces. The movement began with acts of nonviolent civil disobedience, like the Montgomery Bus Boycott led by Martin Luther King Jr.
Through sit-ins, marches, and sacrifice, the movement exposed the brutality of racism to the world. It achieved landmark victories with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, ending legal segregation. It remains a model for social justice movements worldwide.