civil rights movement
See also: civil-rights movement
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editcivil rights movement (plural civil rights movements)
- Any of a number of movements against systemic oppression in various different countries, but especially:
- (historical, US) A social and political movement in the United States between 1954 and 1968 that aimed to end racial segregation, discrimination, and disfranchisement.