Civil Rights Movement

The Civil Rights Movement is a broad term for the sovial movements in the United States that aimed to end racial segregation and discrimination. The movement involved many nonviolent protests and civil disobedience designed to open dialogues between activists and government decision makers. During these protests, many heroes such as Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., and Thurgood Marshall rose to prominence. The following collection includes a number documents detailing the important events of Black history, the Civil Rights Movement, and the government acts passed in thier wake.