The Civil Rights Movement
The social and political movement of the 1950s-1960s that fought to end racial segregation and discrimination, achieving landmark legislation including the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act.
Real World
Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech at the 1963 March on Washington — attended by 250,000 people — directly pressured Congress and helped secure passage of the Civil Rights Act just months later in 1964.
Exam Focus
Sequence your evidence chronologically when assessing the movement's success — show how specific tactics led to specific legislative outcomes.
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