The Civil Rights Movement got off to a swift start in 1960. ... James Meredith was a pioneer to the civil rights movement. ... On May 31st, 1961 The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund filed suit in the U.S. ... The March on Washington is widely credited with being a major force in helping to pass the Civil Rights Act in 1964 as well as the Voting Rights Act in 1965. ... This church was a center for civil rights gatherings and meetings. ...

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With its largest effect was during the Civil rights movement. Civil rights are freedoms and rights guaranteed to a member of a community, state, or nation. ... The constitution of the United States contains a Bill of Rights that describes simple liberties and rights insured to every person in the United States. Although the Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the Constitution, civil rights were not always respected to all human beings, especially women and blacks. ....

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