After years of nonviolent protests and civil disobedience campaigns, the civil rights movement achieved many of its legislative goals in the 1960s, during which it secured new protections in …

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 …

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.

Jul 8, 2025 · American civil rights movement, mass protest movement against racial segregation and discrimination in the southern United States that came to national prominence during the …

The Civil Rights Movement was a mass protest against racial segregation and discrimination in the United States of America. Its goal was to secure African Americans equal access to …

From the earliest years of European settlement in North America, whites enslaved and oppressed black people. Although the Civil War finally brought about the abolition of slavery, a harsh …

Feb 14, 2025 · The Civil Rights Movement was one of the most significant struggles for justice and equality in American history. Spanning several decades, it sought to end racial segregation, …

May 18, 2018 · Under the coordination of the Southern Christian Leadership Council (SCLC), led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., protest movements in Albany, Georgia (1961), and Birmingham, …

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 …

Jun 4, 2024 · During the 1950s and 1960s in the United States, the American civil rights movement advanced social and political reforms concerning racial segregation and voting …