civil rights movement

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noun
  1. 1

    (historical, US) A social and political movement in the United States between 1954 and 1968 that aimed to end racial segregation, discrimination, and disfranchisement.

  2. 2

    Any of a number of movements against systemic oppression in various different countries, but especially:

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