the civil rights movement
noun/ðə ˌsɪvl ˈraɪts muːvmənt/
/ðə ˌsɪvl ˈraɪts muːvmənt/
[singular]- (in the US) the campaign in the 1950s and 1960s to change the laws so that African Americans have the same rights as othersCultureThe campaign included boycotts (= refusing to buy particular products), the actions of freedom riders, and in 1963 a march to Washington, DC led by Martin Luther King. It succeeded in causing the introduction of affirmative action. the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 were also introduced as a result of the civil rights movement, which has helped to change the attitudes of many white Americans.Collocations RaceRaceRace and society
- fight for/struggle for/promote racial equality/civil rights/equal rights
- outlaw/end discrimination/segregation
- promote/embrace/celebrate/champion diversity/multiculturalism
- attack/criticize/oppose/reject multiculturalism
- bridge/break down/transcend cultural/racial barriers
- practise/promote (racial/religious) tolerance/integration
- exacerbate/widen/perpetuate/reinforce (racial/socio-economic) inequality
- conform to/challenge/violate (accepted/established/prevailing/dominant) social/cultural norms
- experience/encounter racism/discrimination/prejudice/anti-Semitism/Islamophobia
- face/suffer persecution/discrimination
- fear/escape from/flee (racial/political/religious) persecution
- denounce/condemn racism/hate/anti-Semitism/Islamophobia
- challenge/confront racism/discrimination/prejudice
- combat/dismantle/eradicate/fight (blatant/overt/covert/subtle/institutional/systemic) racism
- perpetuate/defy (common/popular/traditional/negative) stereotypes
- entrench/perpetuate racism/racist attitudes
- reflect/reveal/show/have a racial/cultural bias
- constitute/be a form of racial/race discrimination
- discriminate/be prejudiced/be biased against minority groups/minorities/people of colour
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