The purpose of the Civil Rights Movement in America, primarily during the 1950s and 1960s, was to end racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans, and to secure legal recognition and federal protection of the citizenship rights ordered in the Constitution and federal law. Activists sought to combat systemic inequality through peaceful protests, legal challenges, and grassroots organizing. Key events, such as the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the March on Washington, highlighted the struggle for civil rights. The movement achieved significant victories with landmark legislation like the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, fundamentally altering American society.