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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Who was Martin Luther King Jr.? Martin Luther King Jr., a pastor from Georgia, became a civil rights icon in the 1950s and 1960s and the most prominent leader of the Civil Rights Movement.
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Hailey Roden, The Enquirer, 14 Aug. 2025
Demonstrations against Willis wagons were a precursor to a more sweeping Civil Rights Movement in Chicago that drew the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to the city in 1966 — the same year Willis resigned.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
The city has a long history of electing Black leaders, many of whom came up through the Civil Rights Movement.
—Deborah Barfield Berry, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
This show will pay tribute to more than 40 photographers who chronicled Black lives in the 20th century, from notable figures of the Civil Rights Movement to a bride bursting with joy.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2025
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Hailey Roden, The Enquirer, 14 Aug. 2025
Demonstrations against Willis wagons were a precursor to a more sweeping Civil Rights Movement in Chicago that drew the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to the city in 1966 — the same year Willis resigned.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
The city has a long history of electing Black leaders, many of whom came up through the Civil Rights Movement.
—Deborah Barfield Berry, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
This show will pay tribute to more than 40 photographers who chronicled Black lives in the 20th century, from notable figures of the Civil Rights Movement to a bride bursting with joy.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2025
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