Civil Rights Movement
noun
variants
or less commonly American Civil Rights Movement
: a movement (see movement sense 2b(1)) for racial equality in the U.S. that came to prominence in the 1950s and 1960s
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His command over oral storytelling grips all those who join him on his walking tours of Kelly Ingram Park in downtown Birmingham, the historic epicenter of the nation’s Civil Rights Movement.
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Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
In Houston, the Menil will show John Akomfrah’s new six-channel video installation about youth in the US Civil Rights Movement.
—Greg Allen, ARTnews.com, 7 June 2026
His success greatly factored into President Lyndon Johnson’s decision in 1967 to appoint him to the Supreme Court, a move that came during a period of violence nationwide due to the Civil Rights Movement.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026
Raised during the early years of integration following the Civil Rights Movement, many older Black women learned to view straightened hair as a way to navigate predominantly white schools, workplaces, and social spaces more safely.
—Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 29 May 2026
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Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
In Houston, the Menil will show John Akomfrah’s new six-channel video installation about youth in the US Civil Rights Movement.
—Greg Allen, ARTnews.com, 7 June 2026
His success greatly factored into President Lyndon Johnson’s decision in 1967 to appoint him to the Supreme Court, a move that came during a period of violence nationwide due to the Civil Rights Movement.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026
Raised during the early years of integration following the Civil Rights Movement, many older Black women learned to view straightened hair as a way to navigate predominantly white schools, workplaces, and social spaces more safely.
—Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 29 May 2026
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“Civil Rights Movement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Civil%20Rights%20Movement. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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