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An examination of the civil rights movement of African Americans in the 1960s. Discusses the different forms of protest, the influence of Martin Luther King, Jr., the rise of Black Power, the Black Panthers, and Malcolm X. This is followed by a discussion of the civil rights movement among Mexican Americans and some of the leaders at the forefront of that movement.
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civil rights activists, freedom rides, nonviolent protest, african american civil rights, black panther party, black power, black pride, caesar chavez, chicano movement, dolores huerta, greensboro sit-in, letter from a birmingham jail, martin luther king, jr., mexican american civil rights movement, new negro, openstax: contesting futures: america in 1960s: civil rights movement marches on, stokely carmichael, civil rights movement, 1954-1968, mexican americans
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- Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)