The primary aim of the civil rights movement in the United States was to end racial discrimination and secure equal rights for African Americans. Emerging prominently in the 1950s and 1960s, the movement sought to combat institutional racism and segregation that had persisted since the Reconstruction Era. Activists implemented various strategies, including protests, legal challenges, and grassroots organizing, to raise awareness and effect change. Significant milestones include the landmark Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education, which deemed school segregation unconstitutional, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which aimed to eliminate barriers to voting. The movement profoundly influenced American society and law, advancing the cause of social justice.