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For the rights for equality among African American's to whites.

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Q: Why did they fight for during the civil rights movement?
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How did the whites fight back during the Civil Rights Movement?

Whites fought back during the Civil Rights Movement by using voilence and by becoming more voilent toward blacks


What does a civil rights movement fight for?

A civil rights movement fights for the rights of all people. A civil rights movement wants to change laws that ensures equality for all people. There are civil rights movements all over the world.


How did the war affect the fight for civil rights?

the movement gained new support


How did World War 2 affects the fight for civil rights?

The movement gained new support.


How did the women fight for their rights during the Vietnam War?

They were combined with the civil rights movements of the 60's.


How did the Black Power movement impact the fight for civil rights?

It frightened some whites.


How did the civil rights movement affect the gay rights movement?

The language of the civil rights movement has been used to fight the opposition of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights. The civil rights movement did not directly affect the gay rights movement, but it did influence some on how they could make their secret open and accepted by others. This eventually became known as Gay Liberation. It may sound similar to Women Liberation, the movement where women wanted rights to vote, get abortions, and have the same pay as men. Another term, Gay Power, originally came from the term Black Power which was part of the civil rights movement.


What statement best defines civil rights movement?

The fight for fair treatment for all Americans regardless of race.


What event caused king to get involved in the civil rights movement?

MLK got involved in civil rights movement for 1 people from his church were involved and 2 the main reason he got involved was because he found a way to fight non violently


What was martin Luther king Jr view during the civil rights movement?

He wanted the people to do non violent protests and not to fight back just as Rosa Parks did on the bus in montgomery when he was arrested.


WEB DuBois was an early leader in the what?

WEB Dubois was an early leader in the civil rights movement. He was considered a highly progressive thinker and emphasized the idea that African Americans had to fight and never give up in order to gain their rights


How did martin Luther king do to fight racism?

It's proved that Martin Luther has created Civil Rights Movement to fight racism.