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

Examples of Civil Rights Movement in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Lewis was an instrumental figure in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, being among the very first of the Freedom Riders and a prominent principal in the marches to Montgomery from Selma, Alabama. — USA Today, 29 June 2026

In the Civil Rights Queen, the life of Constance Baker Motley reveals the legal battles behind the Civil Rights Movement. — Literary Hub, 26 June 2026

Much of that is due to this pioneering collection of essays, which became a guiding volume during the Civil Rights Movement and is still widely read today. — Michael Schaub, Oc Register, 25 June 2026

Equality did not happen following the passage of the 13th Amendment, Reconstruction, the Civil Rights Movement, or affirmative action. — Marcus Anthony Hunter, Time, 19 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Civil Rights Movement

• improvement