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The
African-American Civil Rights Movement (1954-1968) refers to the social
movements in the United States aimed at outlawing racial discrimination against
black Americans and restoring voting, rights to them. The emergence of the
Black Power Movement (BPM), which lasted roughly from 1966 to 1975, enlarged the
aims of the Civil Rights Movement (CRM) to include racial dignity,
economic and political self-sufficiency, and freedom from oppression by White
Americans.
The movement was characterised by major campaigns of civil resistance.
Between 1955 and 1968, acts of non-violent protest and civil disobedience
produced crisis situations between activists and government authorities.
Federal, state and local governments, businesses and communities often had to respond
immediately to these situations that highlighted the inequities faced by
African Americans. Martin Luther King, Junior was the most prominent leader in
the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He thought that Black Americans, as
well as other disadvantaged Americans, should be compensated for historical
wrongs.
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