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Essay Archive - The Civil Rights Movement
The Civil Rights Movement
The civil rights movement was a period of time when blacks attempted to gain
their constitutional rights of which they were being deprived. The movement has
occurred from the 1950's to the present, with programs like Affirmative Action.
Many were upset with the way the civil rights movement was being carried out in
the 1960's. As a result, someone assassinated the leader of the movement, Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. Many blacks were infuriated at this death so there were
serious riots in almost 100 cities. President Johnson then appointed a committee
called The Ke....
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