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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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.
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Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
Ruby’s steps became an iconic image of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States for racial equality.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2025
Russell, who served in the Senate from 1933 until his death in 1971, rising to Senate dean and president pro tempore, opposed integration and the Civil Rights Movement.
—Max Rego, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2025
The Voting Rights Act is considered one of the most important achievements of the Civil Rights Movement, ending discriminatory practices such as poll taxes, literacy tests, and violence or intimidation used to deter Black people from voting.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Nov. 2025
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Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
Ruby’s steps became an iconic image of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States for racial equality.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2025
Russell, who served in the Senate from 1933 until his death in 1971, rising to Senate dean and president pro tempore, opposed integration and the Civil Rights Movement.
—Max Rego, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2025
The Voting Rights Act is considered one of the most important achievements of the Civil Rights Movement, ending discriminatory practices such as poll taxes, literacy tests, and violence or intimidation used to deter Black people from voting.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Nov. 2025
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