Southern Civil Rights Movement

Definition

The Southern Civil Rights Movement refers to the social and political struggle for equal rights and racial justice that took place primarily in the southern states of the United States during the 1950s and 1960s. It aimed to challenge segregation, discrimination, and voter suppression through nonviolent protests.

Related terms

Martin Luther King Jr.: A prominent leader of the Southern Civil Rights Movement who advocated for nonviolent resistance and equality for African Americans.

Rosa Parks: An influential civil rights activist known for her pivotal role in sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott by refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger.

Brown v. Board of Education: A landmark Supreme Court case that declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional, overturning the "separate but equal" doctrine established by Plessy v. Ferguson.