The Civil Rights Movement

The Civil Rights Movement was about the African Americans getting there right and it was during 1955 to 1968 and that's when black power came up and lasted between 1966 to 1975. The ones most active in the movement were most likely would be in NAACP, SNCC, CORE and SCLC. The people in the movement prefer the term "Southern Freedom Movement" because the struggle was about far more than just civil rights under law; it was also about fundamental issues of freedom, respect, dignity, and economic and social equality.




http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African-American_Civil_Rights_Movement_(1955–1968)