PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S
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creation of new forms of legal segregation
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elimination of segregation in American society
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resurgence of groups advocating violent social change
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increased participation of women and minorities in politics
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Detailed explanation-1: -Advancing women’s liberation was not limited to women’s attempts to be included in Civil Rights legislation, women also adopted some of the popular participatory tactics of the Civil Rights movement. Women found value in Civil Rights tactics such as sit-ins, marches, grassroots campaigns, and consciousness-raising.
Detailed explanation-2: -1920: The 19th Amendment Becomes Law Congress finally ratified the 19th Amendment in 1920, granting women across the United States the right to vote and moving one step closer toward equality for women.
Detailed explanation-3: -Many women played important roles in the Civil Rights Movement. They led organizations and they were lawyers on school segregation lawsuits. They quietly organized and forcefully vocalized a demand for equality.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Civil Rights Act of 1964 hastened the end of legal Jim Crow. It secured African Americans equal access to restaurants, transportation, and other public facilities. It enabled blacks, women, and other minorities to break down barriers in the workplace.