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The mid-20 th Century Civil Rights Movement was a historic period in the American history that was characterized by historic pieces of legislation, bold activism, and social change. The efforts to eliminate systemic racism were influenced by several events and organizations that played an important part in eradicating inequality in the USA.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964

Such a law was an epic win because it not only made it illegal to segregate people in any social venue, but it also prohibited any type of discrimination in employment just because of race, color, religion, sex or anything related to national origin. It gave the federal government the power to implement desegregation which marked a drastic turning point toward legal equality.

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The NAACP

The National Association of Advancing Colored People was established in 1909, and it was very instrumental in combating racial inequality using the law. The NAACP headed such cases as Brown v. Organized bottom-up campaigns, and demonstrating that systemic change meant both courtroom courts and community organization.

Lunch Counter Sit-Ins

Sit-ins started off Greensboro, North Carolina in 1960 and became an effective way of nonviolent protest. The blacks took up the whites-only lunch counters, demanded to be served and refused to vacate. These activities made the futility of segregation the forefront, and the rest of the country started to follow suit, with no emphasis placed on violent demonstrations.

Freedom Rides

In 1961, racially mixed people rode the buses to the racist South in order to put into uncooperative efforts of disobeying the Supreme Court decision regarding interstate travel in a desegregated manner. Cyclists were brutally beaten but their fearlessness brought national publicity and compelled the federal government to implement integration laws.

March on Washington

In 1963, the March on Washington to Jobs and Freedom led to more than 250,000 individuals gathering in the capital of the country and demanding civil and economic rights. Here is where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic speech on the reasons he had a dream as he inspired people in support of the civil rights legislation.

Montgomery Bus Boycott

The boycott, which was more than a year long, was triggered by the arrest of Rosa parks in 1955 and it brought the transit system of the city to a standstill. It challenged the strength of the group movement and the emergence of King as a national leader as it was led by Dr. King. The boycott finally included the Supreme Court decision that it was unconstitutional to segregate public buses.

Conclusion

The happenings and groups described in this article demonstrate how multi-layered the Civil Rights Movement was; legal action, activism on the grassroots, and an appeal to moral sentiment all combined forces to confront inappropriateness. Their combination redefined the American society and showed that long-lasting, efficient action could destroy even those forms of inequality which seems to be the most established.

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