US Civil Rights Movement
The fight against Jim Crow laws and the quest for racial equality.
Key Questions
- 1How did grassroots activism force federal legislative change?
- 2What was the significance of the "I Have a Dream" speech in a global context?
- 3How did the Black Power movement change the direction of the struggle?
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