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Although most of the civil rights gains for African Americans occurred in the 1950s and 1960s, there were some notable wins during the 1940s. Namely, President Roosevelt addressed discrimination from employers towards African Americans.
The idea from the 1950s that inspired the counterculture movement of the 1960s was the violation of African-American Civil Rights.
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The push by the black community for certain rights was called the Civil Rights Movement. It was a social movement in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s that aimed to end racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans and secure legal recognition and protection of their rights as citizens.
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Americans in the 1950s challenged social norms in various ways, including the Civil Rights Movement's fight against racial segregation and discrimination, the rise of youth culture and rebellion through rock 'n' roll music and fashion, and the feminist movement advocating for women's rights and equality. These challenges to the social reality of the time sparked important changes in American society.
One of the most effective vehicles for initiating institutional change during the civil rights movement in the 1950s was the bus boycott. The Montgomery Bus Boycott, sparked by Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her bus seat, led to a year-long protest that eventually resulted in a Supreme Court ruling that segregation on buses was unconstitutional. This successful boycott inspired similar actions and set a precedent for nonviolent resistance in the civil rights movement.
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the creation of new groups to advocate for the rights of other minorities