PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S
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groups involved in violent riots and protests in American cities
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the efforts of leaders advocating non-violent civil disobedience
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the cooperation among the labor unions to pass new legislation
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a series of presidential initiatives aimed at ending racial segregation
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Detailed explanation-1: -Terms in this set (22) The Civil Rights Era in U.S. History is most characterized by social changes brought about by the efforts of leaders advocating non-violent civil disobedience. The Montgomery Bus Boycott marked the beginning of the modern civil rights movement in the United States. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Detailed explanation-2: -The civil rights movement was a nonviolent social and political movement and campaign from 1954 to 1968 in the United States to abolish legalized institutional racial segregation, discrimination, and disenfranchisement throughout the United States.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the 1950s and 1960s, the civil rights movement sought changes in society that would allow minorities, particularly African-Americans, equality of opportunity. These efforts led to litigation and changes in legislation in education.
Detailed explanation-4: -Philosophy of nonviolence In contrast, the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement chose the tactic of nonviolence as a tool to dismantle institutionalized racial segregation, discrimination, and inequality. Indeed, they followed Martin Luther King Jr.’s guiding principles of nonviolence and passive resistance.
Detailed explanation-5: -The civil rights movement was an empowering yet precarious time for Black Americans. The efforts of civil rights activists and countless protesters of all races brought about legislation to end segregation, Black voter suppression and discriminatory employment and housing practices.