Civil rights movement.
Definition
A social and political movement primarily in the 1950s and 1960s in which African Americans and their allies fought to end racial segregation and discrimination and secure equal rights under the law. It used strategies like nonviolent protest, legal challenges, and voter registration drives.
Examples
Real-world.
- 1 The Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955-56) sparked by Rosa Parks
- 2 Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech at the March on Washington (1963)
- 3 The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawing discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin
Key Fact
Brown v. Board of Education (1954) declared school segregation unconstitutional, a key legal victory.