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  2. Civil rights movement - Wikipedia

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    The civil rights movement [b] was a social movement and campaign in the United States from 1954 to 1968 that aimed to abolish legalized racial segregation, discrimination, and disenfranchisement in the country, which was most commonly employed against African Americans.

  3. History of civil rights in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The civil rights movement (1896–1954) was a long, primarily nonviolent series of events to bring full civil rights and equality under the law to all Americans. The era has had a lasting impact on American society – in its tactics, the increased social and legal acceptance of civil rights, and its exposure of the prevalence and cost of racism .

  4. Martin Luther King Jr. - Wikipedia

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    Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister, activist, and political philosopher who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.

  5. Portal:Civil rights movement - Wikipedia

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    The civil rights movement was a social movement and campaign in the United States from 1954 to 1968 that aimed to abolish legalized racial segregation, discrimination, and disenfranchisement in the country, which was most commonly employed against African Americans.

  6. The Rev. James Lawson Jr., civil rights leader who preached ...

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    The Rev. James Lawson Jr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand brutal reactions from white authorities as the Civil Rights Movement gained traction, has died, his ...

  7. Civil rights movement (1896–1954) - Wikipedia

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    The civil rights movement (1896–1954) was a long, primarily nonviolent action to bring full civil rights and equality under the law to all Americans. The era has had a lasting impact on American society – in its tactics, the increased social and legal acceptance of civil rights, and in its exposure of the prevalence and cost of racism.

  8. Timeline of the civil rights movement - Wikipedia

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    This is a timeline of the civil rights movement in the United States, ... Paul. ed. Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present (5 vol. 2009).

  9. Black History/White Lies: The 10 biggest myths about the ...

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    The Civil Rights Movement changed the hearts and minds of white people. Contrary to popular opinion, the Civil Rights Movement didn’t convince Americans to reject the evils of segregation and ...