Civil Rights Movement
noun
variants
or less commonly American Civil Rights Movement
: a movement (see movement sense 2b(1)) for racial equality in the U.S. that came to prominence in the 1950s and 1960s
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Obviously people in the Civil Rights Movement felt that even more deeply.
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NBC news,
5 July 2026
The Arkansas capital played a pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement and is home to the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, where the Little Rock Nine helped advance school desegregation in 1957.
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Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
4 July 2026
From the Harlem Renaissance to the Civil Rights Movement and the Obama presidency, Black art has progressed alongside Black people.
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Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Lewis was an instrumental figure in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, being among the very first of the Freedom Riders and a prominent principal in the marches to Montgomery from Selma, Alabama.
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USA Today,
29 June 2026
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NBC news,
5 July 2026
The Arkansas capital played a pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement and is home to the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, where the Little Rock Nine helped advance school desegregation in 1957.
—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
4 July 2026
From the Harlem Renaissance to the Civil Rights Movement and the Obama presidency, Black art has progressed alongside Black people.
—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Lewis was an instrumental figure in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, being among the very first of the Freedom Riders and a prominent principal in the marches to Montgomery from Selma, Alabama.
—
USA Today,
29 June 2026
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“Civil Rights Movement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Civil%20Rights%20Movement. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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