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Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mathew Ahmann in a crowd.) - NARA - 542015 - Restoration
USCIS Civics · Question 112 of 128

What did the civil rights movement do?

Official Answer

Fought to end racial discrimination

In plain English

The civil rights movement fought to end racial discrimination. Discrimination means treating people unfairly because of their race. In the 1950s and 1960s, Americans marched, gave speeches, and protested peacefully. New laws then protected the rights of all Americans. The civil rights movement fought to end racial discrimination.

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Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mathew Ahmann in a crowd.) - NARA - 542015 - Restoration
Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mathew Ahmann in a crowd.) - NARA - 542015 - RestorationRowland Scherman / Adam Cuerden, via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Image: Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mathew Ahmann in a crowd.) - NARA - 542015 - Restoration — Rowland Scherman / Adam Cuerden, via Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.Answers verbatim from USCIS M-1778 (09/25)