... whites were enjoying their time happily soul-searching, blacks were searching for justice and equality. The fight for equality hadn't been recognized as a critical issue until John F. Kennedy's election to office in 1960, when he freed Martin Luther King, a major influential figure in civil rights. The Civil Rights movement of the 1960's looked for the disestablishment of racism and segregation. It included ... ...

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... Rights Act of 1964.The civil rights movement was adopted to never allow systemic oppression for any human being and aimed to transform a tragic past and move towards a greater future. Martin Luther King was a key player in the civil rights movement. Rosa Parks too was a significant contributor to the movement as was seen in the 1955 bus boycott in Montgomery. The ... finally brought down segregation rules in several lunch counters. The practice of sit-in's formed the student nonviolent coordinating power which helped administer a need for civil rights legislations by President John Kenn...

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