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
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This is the first federal deployment of a state National Guard without the governor's permission since troops were sent to protect Civil Rights Movement marchers in 1965.
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 21 June 2025
Bayard Rustin, an openly gay Civil Rights leader and the organizer of the 1963 March on Washington, was often sidelined from playing a more prominent role in the Civil Rights Movement because of his sexuality, despite his political talents.
—Time, 20 June 2025
The festival will also host pre-show conversations about gospel’s influence on the Civil Rights Movement, and how the music served not only as a form of worship and spiritual connection, but also as a form of protest.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 19 June 2025
As a Black woman entering a STEM career at the height of the Civil Rights Movement, Bacon-Bercey became a role model for women and people of color.
—Carol Sutton Lewis, Scientific American, 18 June 2025
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 21 June 2025
Bayard Rustin, an openly gay Civil Rights leader and the organizer of the 1963 March on Washington, was often sidelined from playing a more prominent role in the Civil Rights Movement because of his sexuality, despite his political talents.
—Time, 20 June 2025
The festival will also host pre-show conversations about gospel’s influence on the Civil Rights Movement, and how the music served not only as a form of worship and spiritual connection, but also as a form of protest.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 19 June 2025
As a Black woman entering a STEM career at the height of the Civil Rights Movement, Bacon-Bercey became a role model for women and people of color.
—Carol Sutton Lewis, Scientific American, 18 June 2025
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“Civil Rights Movement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Civil%20Rights%20Movement. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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