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What is the history of the civil rights movement in the United States?
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The Civil Rights Movement began in the late 1950s and early 1960s as a series of protests against racial segregation, discrimination, and violence. It was sparked by the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955 and the Greensboro sit-ins in North Carolina in 1960. In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. led the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where he delivered his famous "I Have A Dream" speech. This event helped to galvanize support for the civil rights movement and eventually led to the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1965 Voting Rights Act. These laws outlawed segregation and discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. They also gave African Americans the right to vote and participate in public life.