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America and the Civil Rights Movement
America and the Civil Rights Movement
The history of America and the civil rights movement is a centuries old struggle for freedom that dates back to the Civil War era....
An Overview of the Civil Rights Movement
An Overview of the Civil Rights Movement
The civil rights movement is an historic struggle for freedom from discrimination that dates as far back as the 1860s....
Black Civil Rights History
Black Civil Rights History
Black civil rights history does not begin and end during the 1960s but this period of time is recognised as the defining years for the civil rights movement....
Brian Haw: Icon of the Uk Peace Protest Movement
Brian Haw: Icon of the Uk Peace Protest Movement
Brian Haw and his eight year peace protest has made him an icon of the peace movement, and unfortunately for politicians it looks as if he is here to stay....
Civil Rights in the Uk
Civil Rights in the Uk
The abuse of the civil rights of non-white immigrants in Britain during the 1950s and 1960s echoed that of African-Americans in America during the same time period....
Key Figures in the Civil Rights Movement
Key Figures in the Civil Rights Movement
The civil rights movement was a collective effort that changed the world but there are some prominent activists who have become the icons of the movement....
Martin Luther King and the Movement
Martin Luther King and the Movement
Martin Luther King Jr. was seen as the moral voice of the civil rights movement and was a major influence in helping to eradicate prejudice and discrimination in America....
Online Stalking and Civil Rights
Online Stalking and Civil Rights
Online stalking has reached such a serious level that new laws are being brought in to class this type of harassment as a criminal offence....
The Civil Rights Act 1964
The Civil Rights Act 1964
The Civil Rights Act 1964 is one of the most important pieces of legislation in American history aimed at eliminating racial segregation and discrimination....
The Fight Against Racism
The Fight Against Racism
It has been 40 years since Martin Luther King was assassinated and the freedom against discrimination that he and the civil rights movement fought for still has…...
The March on Washington
The March on Washington
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was an historic event that brought the civil rights movement to the attention of the world....
Women and Civil Rights
Women and Civil Rights
Women played an important part in the civil rights movement but due to the prominence of the male activist leaders they were the unsung heroines of the movement....
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