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Civil Rights Movements
- Civil rights movement
In the United States, all citizens are given civil rights. The right to vote, the right to a public education, and the right to use public places are all examples of civil rights. Yet for about 100 years after the end of slavery Black Americans were denied full civil rights. The struggle for those rights, especially in the 1950s and 1960s, is known as the civil rights movement. - Key Events of United States Feminism During the 1960sTimeline of events throughout the Sixties regarding civil rights of women and African Americans.
- Standing up for Change: African American Women and the Civil Rights MovementAs far back as the 19th century, African American women fought for civil rights. They resisted slavery. They spoke out against racism. They established women’s clubs to improve conditions for African Americans.
Civil rights supporters carrying placards at the March on Washington, D.C., August 28, 1963.
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- Civil Rights Movement
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. - Civil Rights Movement TimelineTimeline outlining the groundbreaking changes for civil rights.
The civil rights movement was an organised effort by Black Americans to end racial discrimination and gain equal rights under the law. It began in the late 1940s and ended in the late 1960s. Although tumultuous at times, the movement was mostly nonviolent and resulted in laws to protect every American’s constitutional rights, regardless of colour, race, sex or national origin.
Videos
Jim Crow era Alabama is about to witness a brave act of obstruction. Fifteen years old and pregnant, Claudette Colvin denies her bus seat to a white woman and is subsequently arrested for her transgression.
Radicalised by their experiences for Civil Rights, women began see there needed to be a women's liberation movement.
Civil rights [Video]. (2013, February 26). PBS.org. https://www.pbs.org/video/makers-women-who-make-america-civil-rights/