| American civil rights movement occurred between the | | | | for all. Instigated by injustices, SNN, CORE and SCLC |
| year 1955 and 1968. It was movement by African | | | | led the movement for equality. |
| American seeking judicial reforms in America | | | | Major injustices that led to this movement included |
| constitution against racial discrimination. | | | | segregation of schools, discrimination in public transport |
| This protest was in United States when | | | | system, court procedure for majority, military misuse of |
| African-Americans demanded abolishment of racial | | | | power over the black American, assassination of black |
| discrimination from their fellow Native Americans. | | | | leaders, slavery and unconstitutional favors. |
| Though this lasted for around twenty years, the | | | | Mass actions, sit-ins and freedom rides riddled civil |
| success of racial discrimination and social equality are | | | | rights movements. Among the main characters were |
| celebrated even today. America made history to erect | | | | Martin King Junior; who was later assassinated, |
| first black American, President Erect Barrack Obama. | | | | Reverend John Duffy, Septima Clarke, Bernice |
| Seeking equality goes in tandem with unrest; civil rights | | | | Robinson and Esau Jenkins among others. They are |
| movement was not exceptional. There was rebellion | | | | heroes in American history. |
| and blood shedding. There are numerous stories and | | | | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is of amongst the four most |
| events for the civil rights movement in various parts of | | | | reputed United States federal holidays in |
| the world, all in a major theme to search for justice, | | | | commemoration of an individual contribution in civil right |
| end discrimination and slavery in various forms. | | | | movement. It is observed in May 3, each year. |
| The African-American civil movement is the famous | | | | Briefly, black power movement solved racial |
| of all. The movement was more of collaborative | | | | discrimination, exploitation and violence for the |
| efforts for Africa-Americans to attain respect, dignity, | | | | non-American natives. This led to freedom and |
| economic empowerment and promote social equality | | | | economic growth. |