Civil Rights

After the Reconstruction era the southern states established the segregation of black and white Americans. The "Jim Crow" laws, as they were called, forced African Americans to go to separate schools, hotels, and restaurants.  During the 1950's a powerful Civil Rights Movement grew to end this legal segregation, culminating in the passage of the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act in the 1960's. The Civil Rights Movement of African Americans also inspired other groups of Americans during the 1960's to fight for their rights, as well. 

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