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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Your child can share this battle ready name with Reverend Martin Luther King Jr, one of the most famous leaders of the Civil Rights Movement.
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Taylor Grothe, Parents, 20 Sep. 2024
And that’s so different from, say, the Civil Rights Movement, which had so many incredible anthems people were singing together in the streets.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2024
The play spends a great deal of time focusing on Royko's early work, commenting on the Civil Rights Movement and of course, Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 15 Sep. 2024
The piece is meant to mark the 50th anniversary of the Selma marches, a key event in the Civil Rights Movement.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 9 Sep. 2024
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Taylor Grothe, Parents, 20 Sep. 2024
And that’s so different from, say, the Civil Rights Movement, which had so many incredible anthems people were singing together in the streets.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2024
The play spends a great deal of time focusing on Royko's early work, commenting on the Civil Rights Movement and of course, Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 15 Sep. 2024
The piece is meant to mark the 50th anniversary of the Selma marches, a key event in the Civil Rights Movement.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Civil Rights Movement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Civil%20Rights%20Movement. Accessed 25 Sep. 2024.
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