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    THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN THE 1960s BY YVONNE M. CANNON February 26‚ 2015 HIS 114 (United States History II: 1865 to Present) Dr. Megan Sethi As I reflect on the history of the United States of America during the twentieth century and those accomplishments made‚ I am reminded that the Civil Rights Movement played the most significant role in social and political changes that continue to impact our society today. The goals of the Civil Rights Movement were to end racial segregation‚ to give

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    not very successful in their campaign for the end of the Vietnam War because it ended in 1975; this was about five years after the hippie movement. Fortunately‚ one of the things they were successful in was their fights for equal rights. This was known as the Civil rights

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    “The Civil Rights Movement‚ (1954-1968) was a social movement in the United States‚ during which activists attempted to end racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans.” according to the article‚ The Sit-In Movement. African Americans had a set of strategies used to fight for equality. Peaceful protests‚ the sit-in movement‚ freedom rides‚ along with speeches resulted in the success of the Civil Rights Movement and the end of segregation. “The civil rights sit-in was born.” The

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    During the civil rights movement of the 1960s‚ two prominent forms of protesting emerged. The act of nonviolent resistance‚ which was influenced by Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ was a way to protest peacefully‚ without attacking groups that opposed the movement. The effects of direct action‚ which were highly influenced by activists such as Stokely Carmichael and Malcolm X‚ were more violent and aggressive. Had these forms of protesting stood alone during the civil rights movement‚ America may not have

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    The civil rights movement Intro Civil rights‚ let me ask you question do any of you really know what it means to have civil rights? “Civil rights are A broad range of privileges and rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution and subsequent amendments and laws that guarantee fundamental freedoms to all individuals. These freedoms include the rights of free expression and action; the right to enter into contracts‚ own property‚ and pledge lawsuits; the rights of due process and equal protection

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    11 he spoke about his personal endorsement of the civil rights activism. He spoke about how the world must view them and how could they say that this land is free for everybody but “negroes”? This shows that a lot of the movement was done not due exactly to pity towards the blacks but due to their humiliation in regards to the rest of the world and this issue. After this speech Kennedy asked Congress for a broad law that would ensure voting rights

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    expressions used to describe the human attitude and emotions. Historically‚ America’s civil rights movement was a period from World War Two until the late 1960’s where people decided to banish segregation and help minorities gain equal rights. When we look back at all the events that took place throughout this time‚ it is important to understand when this movement started. If one could think of the civil rights movement

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    them. Up until the Civil Rights Act of 1964 the United States was a segregated nation‚ dividing the “white-privileged” majority and the mix-colored minorities. From African Americans‚ to Chicanos‚ to Asian Americans‚ and various other ethnic groups‚ the journey that these minority Americans faced was filled with struggles‚ torment‚ and humiliation. Despite these obstacles‚ they continued to fight for what they believed was right‚ and that was to have the civil and political rights that were privileged

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    Significant changes to society are difficult; a great change is usually brought about by a major event. Occasionally‚ changes can be brought upon peacefully; but most often the changes which are violent are more commonly known. The Civil Rights Movement used a variety of nonviolent methods; whereas what may have sparked this movement (The Attack on Pearl Harbor) was a brutal. The Attack on Pearl Harbor took place on December 7‚ 1941. For two hours‚ hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the

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    something about it. In the 1960s‚ women challenged their roles as "the happy little homemakers." Their story is the story of the Women ’s Liberation Movement. The struggle for women ’s rights did not begin in the 1960s. What has come to be called "Women ’s Liberation" was‚ in fact‚ the second wave of a civil rights movement that began in the early 19th century (Goodwin & Jasper‚ p. 148). This first wave revolved around gaining suffrage for women. Earlier women ’s movements to improve the lives of

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