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 others
（美国）民权运动（20 世纪 50 年代和 60 年代非裔美国人争取平等权利的运动） CultureThe 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- practise (racial/religious) tolerance/segregation
- bridge/break down/transcend cultural/racial barriers
- encourage/promote social integration
- outlaw/end discrimination/segregation
- promote/embrace/celebrate diversity
- fight for/struggle for/promote racial equality
- conform to/challenge/violate (accepted/established/prevailing/dominant) social/cultural norms
- live in a multicultural society
- attack/criticize multiculturalism
- perpetuate/reinforce economic and social inequality
- introduce/be for/be against (British English) positive discrimination/(especially North American English) affirmative action
- support/be active in/play a leading role in the civil rights movement
- experience/encounter racism/discrimination/prejudice/anti-Semitism
- face/suffer persecution/discrimination
- fear/escape from/flee racial/political/religious persecution
- constitute/be a form of racial/race discrimination
- reflect/reveal/show/have a racial/cultural bias
- be biased/be prejudiced against people of colour/(especially British English) black people/(especially North American English) African Americans, etc.
- discriminate against minority groups/minorities
- challenge/confront racism/discrimination/prejudice
- combat/dismantle/eradicate/fight blatant/overt/covert/subtle/institutional/systemic racism
- denounce/condemn racism/hate/anti-Semitism
- entrench/perpetuate racism/racist attitudes
- perpetuate/defy a common/popular/traditional/negative stereotype
- overcome/be blinded by deep-seated/racial/(especially North American English) race prejudice