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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Kwanzaa began in 1966 during the Civil Rights Movement to help African Americans connect to their cultural heritage.
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Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Dec. 2025
The Southern states have always taught the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement differently than the Northern states.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2025
Kendrick asserts that Robinson’s breaking the color barrier wasn’t just a part of the Civil Rights Movement, but the beginning of it.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
Written amid the Civil Rights Movement and the Black nationalism movement, Baraka's Dutchman made a splash among audiences at the time for its depiction of interracial relationship dynamics.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
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Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Dec. 2025
The Southern states have always taught the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement differently than the Northern states.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2025
Kendrick asserts that Robinson’s breaking the color barrier wasn’t just a part of the Civil Rights Movement, but the beginning of it.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
Written amid the Civil Rights Movement and the Black nationalism movement, Baraka's Dutchman made a splash among audiences at the time for its depiction of interracial relationship dynamics.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Civil Rights Movement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Civil%20Rights%20Movement. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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