The African-American Civil Rights Movementname

The African-American Civil Rights MovementName:

(1955–1968)

ACTION

ACTIVISTS

ALABAMA

AUTHORITIES

BLACK POWER MOVEMENT

BOYCOTTS

CIVIL RESISTANCE

CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964

DISOBEDIENCE

ECONOMIC

FAIR HOUSING ACT OF 1968

GREENSBORO

IMMIGRATION AND

NATIONALITY SERVICES ACT OF 1965

INEQUITIES

MARCHES

MONTGOMERY

MOVEMENTS

NONVIOLENT

OPPRESSION

SELF-SUFFICIENCY

“SIT-INS”

POLITICS

PROTEST

RACIAL DISCRIMINATION

RIGHTS

SELMA

VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965

The African-American Civil Rights MovementName:

The African-American Civil Rights Movement() refers to the social in the United States aimed at outlawing against African Americans and restoring voting to them. The emergence of the , which lasted roughly from 1966 to 1975, enlarged the aims of the Civil Rights Movement to include racial dignity, and political , and freedom from by white Americans.

The movement was characterized by major campaigns of. Between 1955 and 1968, acts of protest and civil produced crisis situations between and government . Federal, state, and local governments, businesses, and communities often had to respond immediately to these situations that highlighted the faced by African Americans. Forms of protest and/or civil disobedience included , such as the successful Bus Boycott (1955–1956) in Alabama; , such as the influential sit-ins (1960) in North Carolina; , such as the to Montgomery marches (1965) in Alabama; and a wide range of other nonviolent activities.

Noted legislative achievements during this phase of the Civil Rights Movement were passage of that banned discrimination based on "race, color, religion, or national origin" in employment practices and public accommodations; the , that restored and protected voting rights; the , that dramatically opened entry to the U.S. to immigrants other than traditional European groups; and the , that banned discrimination in the sale or rental of housing. African Americans re-entered in the South, and across the country young people were inspired to .

The African-American Civil Rights Movement(1955–1968) refers to the social movements in the United States aimed at outlawing racial discrimination against African Americans and restoring voting rights to them. The emergence of the Black Power Movement, which lasted roughly from 1966 to 1975, enlarged the aims of the Civil Rights Movement to include racial dignity, economic and politicalself-sufficiency, and freedom from oppression by white Americans.

The movement was characterized by major campaigns of civil resistance. Between 1955 and 1968, acts of nonviolent protest and civil disobedience produced crisis situations between activists and government authorities. Federal, state, and local governments, businesses, and communities often had to respond immediately to these situations that highlighted the inequities faced by African Americans. Forms of protest and/or civil disobedience included boycotts such as the successful Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955–1956) in Alabama; "sit-ins" such as the influential Greensboro sit-ins (1960) in North Carolina; marches, such as the Selma to Montgomery marches (1965) in Alabama; and a wide range of other nonviolent activities.

Noted legislative achievements during this phase of the Civil Rights Movement were passage of Civil Rights Act of 1964,[1] that banned discrimination based on "race, color, religion, or national origin" in employment practices and public accommodations; the Voting Rights Act of 1965, that restored and protected voting rights; the Immigration and Nationality Services Act of 1965, that dramatically opened entry to the U.S. to immigrants other than traditional European groups; and the Fair Housing Act of 1968, that banned discrimination in the sale or rental of housing. African Americans re-entered politics in the South, and across the country young people were inspired to action.