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

Examples of Civil Rights Movement in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But in response to the fervor of the Civil Rights Movement and the Women’s Movement, some universities began to embrace serious scholarship about their businesses, civic organizations, art and political activism. —A'lelia Bundles june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025

The nonprofit has a long history of involvement in the Civil Rights Movement. —Art Jipson, The Conversation, 11 June 2025

The song is a cover of the Beatles' 1968 tune, which was inspired by the Civil Rights Movement. —Caché McClay, USA Today, 11 June 2025

But Simms’ outlook wasn’t just forged on the playing field; it was also shaped by his turbulent times: the late 1960s and the Civil Rights Movement as Black men and women sought to redefine their place in this country. —Peter Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 6 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Civil Rights Movement

• improvement