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    TWENTIETH CENTURY HISTORY SOCIAL MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE ‘THE BLACK CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT’ (USA) African-Americans faced many inequalities in America which made many conduct the black civil rights movement to achieve justice and equality. Racial segregation was a system the white Americans put in place to keep African Americans to a lower social status‚ denying them equal access to public facilities‚ and keeping them separate from whites. During the era of slavery‚ most African

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    failed‚ therefore the Civil Rights Movement began with the goal of endeavoring the equality that was widely coveted. Peaking between 1954 and 1968‚ the Civil Rights Movement worked towards racial equality. This included working toward the end of segregation‚ attaining African American voting rights‚ and ending overall racial discrimination. Through peaceful protests‚ lawsuits‚ boycotts‚ sit-ins‚ and other impactful actions‚ the Civil Rights Movement successfully attained more rights and equalities for

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    Songs and the Civil Rights Movement. Retrieved from http://mlk-kpp01.stanford.edu/index.php/encyclopedia/encyclopedia/enc_songs_and_the_civil_rights_movement/ Thepeoplehistory (2013). 1960 ’s Music played in the 60 ’s Bands groups singers memories from The People History Site. Retrieved from http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/60smusic.html Thepeoplehistory

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    The Civil Rights Movement Until the 1950s‚ African Americans had experienced discrimination in all aspects of their lives. They were no longer slave‚ but they were definitely not equal citizens. During the 1950s and 1960s‚ African Americans‚ along with a number of other racial groups‚ embarked on a campaign to change this situation. This campaign challenged discrimination and fought to achieve the objective of equality that the American constitution promised for its entire people. It composed a

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    The civil rights movement was the greatest singing movement this country has experienced. The songs that grew out of campaigns across the South in the early 1960s built on the rich culture of African American communities‚ particularly the black church. There were songs to fit every mood from sorrow to joy‚ from determination to irony and humor. The following line comes from Anne Moody’s autobiography‚ who tells us the life of African American of sixties. Moody tell us details the sight‚ the smells

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    The Civil Right Movement was a period of time from the mid 1860s and to the late 1960s where people fought for equal rights for African Americans. The Civil Rights Movement was inspired by many people such as Mahatma Gandhi‚ Rosa Parks‚ and Martin Luther King just to name a few. The Civil Rights Movement was a series of non-violent protests and boycotting for African Americans to show that they deserve equal rights as any other American. The Civil Rights Movement all started December 5th ‚

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    .Causes and Effects of the Civil Rights Movement By: Alexzandria Gipson Imagine waking up and looking in the morning and cursing your color when you lived in the 1960’s was like begin an African American. One of the causes of the civil right movement was abuse and violence.One thing that happened was when some white teenagers were drinking and the teenagers ran over Leon’s dad.then the teenagers turned back around and ran over him again.Another example is when white people hit African Americans

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    for all. The Civil Rights Movement was a popular movement that help s African Americans equal access and opportunities for the basic privileges and rights as a U.S. citizen. The Movement can be traced back to the 19th century‚ and it’s ending was in the 1950s and 1960s. Also‚ The Civil Rights Movement also spurred the reemergence of the Supreme Court‚ in its role as protector of individual liberties against majority power. The three critical key events in the Civil Rights Movement from WW II until

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    about the Civil Right Movement in history class‚ they know it as an event that took place in the 1950’s and 1960’s that involves Black people and their organizations pressuring the government for change with famous male leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. But what about women‚ where were they when of this happened? Were they non-existent and inactive? No‚ but history books fail to mention them and their roles in the fight for freedom as crucial to many aspects of the movement. They also

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    Segregation was a big topic during the civil rights movement. Schools‚ bathrooms‚ buses‚ and more were with color separations. The children weren’t allowed to be friends with just anyone they saw. Whites had to be with whites and colored with colored. Additionally‚ throughout time marches were held during the civil rights movements. These marches contained while children and colored children protesting with the tactics of a non-violent protest to provoke Birmingham civic and business leaders to agree

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