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Definition of Civil rights movement
1. Noun. Movement in the United States beginning in the 1960s and led primarily by Blacks in an effort to establish the civil rights of individual Black citizens.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Civil Rights Movement
Literary usage of Civil rights movement
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Black Americans in Congress, 1870-1989 by Bruce A. Ragsdale, Joel D. Treese (1996)
"wake of the civil rights movement and the enforcement of the Voting Rights Act
of 1965 blacks regained seats in the South ..."
2. Women's Colleges in the United States: History, Issues & Challenges by Irene Harwarth (1998)
"In a similar fashion, the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s was a catalyst
... As one historian wrote: The civil rights movement both provided a ..."
3. Black Ants and Buddhists: Thinking Critically and Teaching Differently in ...by Mary Cowhey by Mary Cowhey (2006)
"Kids Talk About the civil rights movement with the People Who Made It Happen by
King and Osborne. They also learned about the important role of music in the ..."
4. Strategies That Work: Teaching Comprehension for Understanding and Engagement by Stephanie Harvey, Anne Goudvis (2007)
"A great story to begin an in-depth discussion of racism, prejudice, and the Civil
Rights movement. Remember—The Journey to School Integration by Toni ..."
5. Should Barack Obama Be President? by W. Frederick Zimmerman (2006)
"HE STANDS FOR THE civil rights movement. In a speech at Selma, Alabama on March
4, 2007, Obama he laid claim to the moral authority of the civil rights ..."
6. United States History, 1600-1987: A Federal Citizenship and Naturalization Text by DIANE Publishing Company (1987)
"civil rights movement The US was having struggles at home as well as abroad after
World War II. Though black people had been freed from slavery after the ..."
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