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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During the Civil Rights Movement, the label was used as a weapon against community members who spoke up or provided support to protesters and organizers, said Dylan C. Penningroth, an author and historian who teaches law and history at the University of California, Berkeley.
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Graham Lee Brewer, The Denver Post, 11 May 2024
Today, that landmark is now the International Civil Rights Center & Museum, commemorating the site and participants of the historic moment, along with many other significant events during the Civil Rights Movement.
—Christina Liao, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2024
Erika says her influence in cooking came from both sides of her family: Her other grandmother, Geraldine Dortch, made food to raise money to support the Civil Rights Movement.
—Kathleen Purvis, Southern Living, 8 May 2024
These protests spread to more than 50 cities nationwide, involving tens of thousands of students and leading to hundreds of arrests for their support of the Civil Rights Movement, according to the Civil Rights and Labor History Consortium at University of Washington.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 6 May 2024
The Civil Rights Movement Editors’ Picks Orangutan, Heal Thyself
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The idea of the progressive college student as a force in public life is a relatively recent development.
—Richard Fausset, New York Times, 4 May 2024
Years before his death, Lewis also published a memoir reflecting on his involvement in the Civil Rights Movement: Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
The Civil Rights Movement was instrumental in pushing the United States to adopt a more inclusive immigration policy.
—Matt Brown, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Apr. 2024
The Civil Rights Movement was instrumental in pushing the U.S. to adopt a more inclusive immigration policy.
—Matt Brown, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
Graham Lee Brewer, The Denver Post, 11 May 2024
Today, that landmark is now the International Civil Rights Center & Museum, commemorating the site and participants of the historic moment, along with many other significant events during the Civil Rights Movement.
—Christina Liao, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2024
Erika says her influence in cooking came from both sides of her family: Her other grandmother, Geraldine Dortch, made food to raise money to support the Civil Rights Movement.
—Kathleen Purvis, Southern Living, 8 May 2024
These protests spread to more than 50 cities nationwide, involving tens of thousands of students and leading to hundreds of arrests for their support of the Civil Rights Movement, according to the Civil Rights and Labor History Consortium at University of Washington.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 6 May 2024
The Civil Rights Movement Editors’ Picks Orangutan, Heal Thyself
Image
The idea of the progressive college student as a force in public life is a relatively recent development.
—Richard Fausset, New York Times, 4 May 2024
Years before his death, Lewis also published a memoir reflecting on his involvement in the Civil Rights Movement: Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
The Civil Rights Movement was instrumental in pushing the United States to adopt a more inclusive immigration policy.
—Matt Brown, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Apr. 2024
The Civil Rights Movement was instrumental in pushing the U.S. to adopt a more inclusive immigration policy.
—Matt Brown, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
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