How to Use Civil Rights Movement in a Sentence

Civil Rights Movement

noun
  • Many of them had been active in the Civil Rights Movement.
    — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 8 June 2026
  • Among the building blocks of the Civil Rights Movement was music.
    — Bev-Freda Jackson, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2023
  • And then finally, this was the birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement.
    — Mackenzie McCarty, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Thanks to the then-burgeoning Civil Rights Movement, passing would soon be passé.
    — Time, 29 July 2023
  • The movie was released as the Civil Rights Movement gained momentum.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Till’s murder was a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement.
    — ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The first Civil Rights Movement addressed racial oppression where the choice between right and wrong was clear.
    — Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Their history is rooted in the Civil Rights Movement.
    — Jennifer Spinghart, The Conversation, 12 Nov. 2025
  • The couple’s activism goes back to the fifties and sixties, during the Civil Rights Movement.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The markers highlight the people, places and events that cement the city's place in the Civil Rights Movement.
    — Journal Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Allen, a white man, faced death threats for his advocacy during the Civil Rights Movement.
    — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The Civil Rights Movement opened markets and institutions that had long been closed.
    — John Hope Bryant, Time, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Obviously people in the Civil Rights Movement felt that even more deeply.
    — NBC news, 5 July 2026
  • Some participated in the Civil Rights Movement, while others opened up their homes to those in need.
    — Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The second, the Civil Rights Movement, brought progress but also fierce resistance.
    — Andre Johnson Jr., Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Belafonte gave millions to the Civil Rights Movement.
    — Essence, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Their remarks about immigrants, the Civil Rights Movement and gender roles have led to backlash in the area.
    — Bracey Harris, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2026
  • From Greek mythology to the Civil Rights Movement, there are tons of heroes spanning the ages.
    — Taylor Grothe, Parents, 20 Sep. 2024
  • The city has a long history of electing Black leaders, many of whom came up through the Civil Rights Movement.
    — Deborah Barfield Berry, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
  • From Greek mythology to the Civil Rights Movement, there are tons of heroes spanning the ages.
    — Taylor Grothe, Parents, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Many of the towns had been notorious datelines during the Civil Rights Movement.
    — Scott Simon, NPR, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Other projects emphasized the triumphs of the Civil Rights Movement.
    — Michael Allen, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Till’s killing helped galvanize the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s.
    — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 5 June 2023
  • His death marked the loss of a titan in the Civil Rights Movement, defined by a six-decade career that took him across the country and around the world.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
  • That flimsy bobber did its job and triggered the most deadly terrorist act of the Civil Rights Movement.
    — John Archibald, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2026
  • From 1915 all the way up to the Civil Rights Movement, white mob violence was the problem.
    — Nia Shumake, Essence, 15 May 2025
  • The defiance heightened tensions in the Civil Rights Movement.
    — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • These efforts date back to the women’s suffrage movement, and many groups played a pivotal role during the Civil Rights Movement.
    — Tribune News Service, Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2024
  • There are still living ministers from the Civil Rights Movement, and [the workshop] was for young ministers.
    — Ariel Shapiro, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2023
  • In the 1960s, these same tactics were reused by Southern states to chill the Civil Rights Movement.
    — Bruce Schneier, The Conversation, 27 May 2026

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