Civil Rights Movement

The civil rights movement in the United States spanned from 1954 to 1968 and aimed to eliminate racial segregation, discrimination, and disenfranchisement. The movement gained momentum in the 1960s, with significant legislative and judicial victories, including the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Key figures such as Martin Luther King Jr. and James Bevel led nonviolent mass protests and civil disobedience campaigns, including the Montgomery bus boycott and the Birmingham campaign. The movement also saw the passage of the Fair Housing Act of 1968, which prohibited property owners from discriminating in the rental or sale of housing. African Americans re-entered politics in the South, and the Black Power movement emerged, criticizing the existing movement's emphasis on nonviolence and legalism.learn more on wikipedia