Civil Rights Movement
noun
variants
or less commonly American Civil Rights Movement
: a movement (see movement sense 2b) for racial equality in the U.S. that came to prominence in the 1950s and 1960s
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This wasn’t the first time Johnson deployed troops domestically during the U.S. Civil Rights Movement.
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Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
National Civil Rights Day would correct the misconception that the Civil Rights Movement only benefited African-Americans.
—Paul L. Newman, New York Daily News, 20 Jan. 2025
Associating King and the Civil Rights Movement with the South is a more comfortable tale.
—Erik Wallenberg, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
His adoptive parents, who were inspired by the strength of people participating in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s, like the Freedom Riders, wanted to do something to make a difference, something life changing.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 18 Jan. 2025
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Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
National Civil Rights Day would correct the misconception that the Civil Rights Movement only benefited African-Americans.
—Paul L. Newman, New York Daily News, 20 Jan. 2025
Associating King and the Civil Rights Movement with the South is a more comfortable tale.
—Erik Wallenberg, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
His adoptive parents, who were inspired by the strength of people participating in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s, like the Freedom Riders, wanted to do something to make a difference, something life changing.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Civil Rights Movement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Civil%20Rights%20Movement. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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