The Civil Rights Movement
The Civil Rights Movement was a long protest made by African Americans to petition their rights as American citizens. The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments abolished slavery and gave African Americans civil rights and the ability to vote. However, blacks in America felt their rights were being violated, such as voting rights, bus seating policy, and of course, the most famous, segregation. This discrimination of race angered blacks, due to its harsh treatment of people based on the "color of their skin." Protests included petitions for voting rights, challenging the Montgomery bus system, and booming speeches performed to rile the black community of the day. These protests helped allude to the black society that Americans live in today. Thanks to the works of Edgar Nixon and other civil rights leaders, African Americans today enjoy their 13th, 14th, and 15th Constitutional Amendment rights.
ABOVE: Civil Rights Movement dating back from 1800s up until Supreme Court Act in 2003.
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The major cause of conflict during this movement was SEGREGATION, or DISCRIMINATION:
Civil Rights Leaders such as:
used events such as:
to spark the Civil Rights Movement and ultimately promote black civil rights.