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the civil rights movements ?

Mass movements in the United States that tried to establish equal rights for members of minority groups and women. The earliest, the African American civil rights movement, began in the 1950s.


Who made the civil right movement?

The civil rights movement began in the mid 1950s with the court case Brown vs. Topeka board of Education. This was in 1954 and the NAACP mainly did the work in this case and also in the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Overall The NAACP started the movement.


Who refused to sit and began the civil rights movement?

Do you mean, who refused to leave her bus seat and began the civil rights movement? If so, the person you are looking for would be Rosa Parks.


Why was the civil rights started?

The Civil Rights Movement began after the 13th amendment was passed and the Reconstruction era began after the US Civil War. Therefore, is been going on for over 150 years.


What did Martin Luther began the?

Martin Luther began the Protestant Reformation Martin Luther King began the Civil Rights Movement


When did the fight over gays and lesbian rights start in the us?

The gay rights movement started (very quietly) in the 1950s. It began in earnest after the 1969 Stonewall Riots.


When did Democrats begin supporting civil rights over Republicans?

The shift in support for civil rights policies between Democrats and Republicans took place during the mid-20th century. Democrats began to prioritize civil rights in the 1940s and 1950s, leading to the passage of landmark civil rights legislation in the 1960s. Republicans, on the other hand, began to embrace civil rights more prominently in the 1980s and 1990s.


What event began the civil rights movement?

A protest of the segrated bus system in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955. Rosa Parks, civil rights activist sat in the front of the bus.


What did Rosa parks do to impact your lives?

Her arrest began the civil rights movement and a year long boycott of the buses. The end result would be the 1964 civil rights act.


In the 1960's what form of civil rights movement began with a bus ride through the south?

the bus boycot


How did the civil rights movement affect postmodern thought?

People began to question the idea that everyone was basically the same.


What gave individuals with disabilities more rights concerning employment?

The disability rights movement began in the 1960s. Advocacy groups were inspired by the African-American civil rights movement and sought equal rights for those with physical and mental handicaps.