1. The American Civil Rights Movement
During the late 19th century, local governments passed segregation laws that were known as the Jim Crow laws. The governments that were involved in the implementation of these laws also authorised for restrictions on voting rights that left the African American population politically, socially and economically powerless. ... It served as a motivational factor for the movement. ... The formal end of segregation in the USA was set up once suffrage in the Southern states were restored and segregationist laws were abolished. ...
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