It was called the Civil Rights Movement. This movement was created to end racial
segregation and discrimination against black Americans and to be able to have
access to the same constitutional rights as white Americans have. There were many people led this movement like
Martin Luther King, Jr. and Medgar Evers led civil disobedience campaigns to
voice out their grievances and their struggle for equality. Despite the many trials that the movement
faced, it did manage to end segregation and discrimination. Today many African American now enjoy many
privileges and rights that was denied to them in the past. They can now occupy high government
positions, vote and interact with other races and this is due to the efforts of
the Civil Rights Movement.
