Question

Explain briefly the Civil Rights Movement which took place in the U.S.A. between 1954 and 1958.

Answer 1

Martin Luther King Junior was the leader of the Civil Rights Movement. This movement was started in 1954 and lasted till 1968.

Importance of Civil Rights Movement:

(i) It was a reform movement with the aim to abolish legal racial discrimination against African Americans.

(ii) It practised non-violent methods of civil disobedience. Against racially discriminatory laws and practices.