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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The Civil Rights Movement was instrumental in pushing the U.S. to adopt a more inclusive immigration policy.
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Matt Brown, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
In a supporting brief, the NAACP said that throughout the Civil Rights Movement, the court rejected attempts by segregationists to suppress political activity through criminal charges and civil suits.
—USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2024
Popular on Variety There’s also early footage of Rather in the deep South, covering the Civil Rights Movement under constant danger, as well as the dramatic Vietnam War images of Rather dodging bullets while crouching and reporting in the middle of a gunfight.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
And then finally, this was the birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement.
—Mackenzie McCarty, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2024
Over the years, McCartney has given various answers as to what the song was written about, from being inspired by hearing the call of a blackbird while the Beatles were in India, to penning it in support of the Civil Rights Movement.
—Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2024
Newsom also granted a posthumous pardon to William Burwell, who helped organize protests as a student at San Fernando Valley State College, now Cal State Northridge, during the Civil Rights Movement.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was put into place at the height of the Civil Rights Movement, to, among other things, combat local policies that intentionally diluted the power of non-white voters, Levitt said — policies like at-large elections for school boards or city councils.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2024
Emmett’s death was a catalyst in the Civil Rights Movement.
—Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
Matt Brown, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
In a supporting brief, the NAACP said that throughout the Civil Rights Movement, the court rejected attempts by segregationists to suppress political activity through criminal charges and civil suits.
—USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2024
Popular on Variety There’s also early footage of Rather in the deep South, covering the Civil Rights Movement under constant danger, as well as the dramatic Vietnam War images of Rather dodging bullets while crouching and reporting in the middle of a gunfight.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
And then finally, this was the birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement.
—Mackenzie McCarty, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2024
Over the years, McCartney has given various answers as to what the song was written about, from being inspired by hearing the call of a blackbird while the Beatles were in India, to penning it in support of the Civil Rights Movement.
—Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2024
Newsom also granted a posthumous pardon to William Burwell, who helped organize protests as a student at San Fernando Valley State College, now Cal State Northridge, during the Civil Rights Movement.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was put into place at the height of the Civil Rights Movement, to, among other things, combat local policies that intentionally diluted the power of non-white voters, Levitt said — policies like at-large elections for school boards or city councils.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2024
Emmett’s death was a catalyst in the Civil Rights Movement.
—Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
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