Describe Civil Rights Movement.

Throughout this course, you have learned about the Civil Rights Movement and its relevant contextual background. You have also learned about the different actions and tactics of civil rights activists who sought to advance civil rights for African Americans during the 1950s and 1960s. Finally, you have learned about the roles of state and federal governments during the Civil Rights Movement and reactions to the movement by white citizens and southerners.
This assignment requires you to demonstrate your knowledge of the Civil Rights Movement’s historical context and analyze how and why specific factors undermined civil rights for people of color in the 1950s and 1960s. You will also use your critical thinking skills to assess how those historical factors were (or were not) challenged during the Civil Rights Movement. Finally, you will use your research skills to find credible evidence and examples that will support your argument and analysis.

Choose three political, economic, or social factors that you believe were most significant in undermining civil rights for people of color during the 1950s and 1960s and craft an essay to support your argument. As you write, be sure to consider the factors’ historical backgrounds and analyze the extent to which those factors were challenged or changed during the Civil Rights Movement. Finally, be sure to provide specific, detailed examples to support your claims and offer a conclusion that contextualizes the topic in relation to broader themes or issues in American history.

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