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 third novel from writer, activist, and founder of Black Girl Dangerous Mia McKenzie is a tender tale of a disenfranchised young woman coming into her own amid the Civil Rights Movement.
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Shannon Carlin, Time, 22 May 2025
By removing the blatant political context of the nascent Civil Rights Movement, Parks fosters empathy with his genuinely revolutionary focus on the everyday lives of Black people.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Coleman became involved in the Civil Rights Movement at a young age, joining marches and protests in Mississippi, Tennessee, and Arkansas.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2025
From 1915 all the way up to the Civil Rights Movement, white mob violence was the problem.
—Nia Shumake, Essence, 15 May 2025
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Shannon Carlin, Time, 22 May 2025
By removing the blatant political context of the nascent Civil Rights Movement, Parks fosters empathy with his genuinely revolutionary focus on the everyday lives of Black people.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Coleman became involved in the Civil Rights Movement at a young age, joining marches and protests in Mississippi, Tennessee, and Arkansas.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2025
From 1915 all the way up to the Civil Rights Movement, white mob violence was the problem.
—Nia Shumake, Essence, 15 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for Civil Rights Movement
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“Civil Rights Movement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Civil%20Rights%20Movement. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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