The entire civil rights movement in the United States was the direct result of the Brown v Board of Education case in 1954.

While the Brown v. Board of Education case in 1954 was a significant milestone in the civil rights movement in the United States, it would be an oversimplification to say that the entire movement was a direct result of this case.

The civil rights movement was a complex, multifaceted struggle for racial equality that spanned several decades and involved numerous individuals, organizations, and events.

Here are the steps to understand this:

1. Pre-Brown v. Board of Education: Even before the Brown v. Board of Education case, there were already efforts to challenge racial segregation and discrimination. For instance, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded in 1909 and had been fighting against racial discrimination for decades.

2. Brown v. Board of Education: This landmark Supreme Court case in 1954 ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional, overturning the "separate but equal" doctrine established by the earlier Plessy v. Ferguson case. This was a significant victory for the civil rights movement and helped to galvanize further efforts to challenge racial segregation and discrimination.

3. Post-Brown v. Board of Education: After the Brown v. Board of Education case, the civil rights movement continued to gain momentum with events such as the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955-1956, the founding of the Southern Christian Leadership