The Civil Rights Movement sought to end racial discrimination through both legislative and judicial actions. Key events included the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments ending slavery and granting citizenship and voting rights to African Americans, and the Supreme Court cases Brown v. Board of Education declaring segregation unconstitutional. Notable figures who advocated for civil rights included Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and Malcolm X. President John F. Kennedy proposed the Civil Rights Act, while President Lyndon B. Johnson pushed it and the Voting Rights Act into law.