Civil Rights Movement (jan 1, 1954 – jan 1, 1968)
Description:
The Civil Rights Movement took place in the 20th century and was a movement across the nation for equal rights for African americans. It also fought for ending racial segregation and exclusion in the U.S. By the end of the 1960s, after fighting, this movement was successful in obtaining equal rights for African Americans.references:
The Civil Rights Movement : the post war united states, 1945-1968 : U.S. history primary source timeline : classroom materials at the Library of Congress : library of Congress. The Library of Congress. (n.d.). https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/united-states-history-primary-source-timeline/post-war-united-states-1945-1968/civil-rights-movement/
Civil Rights Movement. ADL. (2017, January 13). https://www.adl.org/resources/backgrounder/civil-rights-movement
Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1954
jan 1, 1968
~ 14 years