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  1. Civil rights movement - Wikipedia

    The civil rights movement[b] was a social movement in the United States from 1954 to 1968 which aimed to abolish legalized racial segregation, discrimination, and disenfranchisement in the country, …

  2. Civil Rights Movement: Timeline, Key Events & Leaders | HISTORY

    Oct 27, 2009 · The Civil Rights Movement was a struggle for social justice that took place mainly during the 1950s and 1960s for Black Americans to gain equal rights under the law in the United States.

  3. American civil rights movement | Definition, Protests, Activists ...

    4 days ago · American civil rights movement, mass protest movement against racial segregation and discrimination in the southern United States that came to national prominence during the mid-1950s.

  4. The Civil Rights Movement - Library of Congress

    In the middle of the 20th century, a nationwide movement for equal rights for African Americans and for an end to racial segregation and exclusion arose across the United States.

  5. The Civil Rights Movement | Gilder Lehrman Institute of American …

    Riots shook 110 American cities. The Civil Rights Movement, already fragmenting, subsided after an epic run of fourteen years. Fused together in memory with the Viet Nam War, it left the 1960s a …

  6. American Civil Rights Movement

    Rather than rejecting an America that discriminated against a particular race, the movement fought for America to fulfill its own universal promise that “all men are created equal.” It worked for American …

  7. The Modern Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1964 - U.S. National Park …

    Feb 13, 2025 · African American mass demonstrations, televised racial violence, and the federally enforced desegregation of higher education institutions, as well as the black passive resistance …

  8. The Civil Rights Movement: A legacy of struggle and organising

    Nov 12, 2025 · Spanning from the mid-1950s to the late 1960s, this powerful movement challenged the deeply entrenched system of Jim Crow laws and sought to dismantle the structures of white …

  9. 14 Major Events of the Civil Rights Movement - World History Edu

    Oct 20, 2023 · From the Little Rock Nine to the March on Washington, World History Edu presents 14 major events of the Civil Rights Movement.

  10. Civil rights movement Definition - Intro to Public Policy...

    This movement sought to secure legal rights, promote social justice, and achieve equality through nonviolent protest, legal challenges, and legislative change. Its impact on American society paved …