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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King Similarly, Martin Luther King Jr.’s leadership during the Civil Rights Movement highlighted the effectiveness of his collaborative genius.
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Dan Pontefract, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
The play, deftly directed by Phylicia Rashad, chronicles a weekend with the Jaspers, a legendary family whose patriarch Solomon (Harry Lennix) was an icon of the Civil Rights Movement.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
Decades of research shows that adolescents are influenced in lasting ways by societal events and political shifts, such as the Great Depression, the Civil Rights Movement, the 9/11 terrorist attacks and changing presidential administrations.
—Laura Wray-Lake, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
The '60s icon worked closely with Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights Movement but also faced ostracization for his sexuality.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
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Dan Pontefract, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
The play, deftly directed by Phylicia Rashad, chronicles a weekend with the Jaspers, a legendary family whose patriarch Solomon (Harry Lennix) was an icon of the Civil Rights Movement.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
Decades of research shows that adolescents are influenced in lasting ways by societal events and political shifts, such as the Great Depression, the Civil Rights Movement, the 9/11 terrorist attacks and changing presidential administrations.
—Laura Wray-Lake, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
The '60s icon worked closely with Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights Movement but also faced ostracization for his sexuality.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 16 Mar. 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 4 Apr. 2025.
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