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READ: Civil Rights Movement Timeline
February 25 | 12:00 am - 11:59 pm
READ: Civil Rights Movement Timeline
The civil rights movement was an organized effort by Black Americans to end racial discrimination and gain equal rights under the law. It began in the late 1940s and ended in the late 1960s. Although tumultuous at times, the movement was mostly nonviolent and resulted in laws to protect every American’s constitutional rights, regardless of color, race, sex or national origin./span>