<Tab/>The civil rights movement was a time period that lasted from the mid 50's through the late 60's. A time period whose affects were far bigger than that particular decade. The civil rights era was a time when African Americans wanted the same rights that the United States Constitution promised white males. An era that Martin Luther King Jr. had a " dream" and people wanted to fight for peace. It …showed first 75 words of 2537 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2537 total…however African Americans tried to reach their goal, their unity during a time that discrimination, and racism ran the country accomplished a tremendous amount of goals. Many acts were passed to help prevent discrimination, but more importantly the perception of African Americans was changed for a lot of Americans. Although the civil rights movement advanced African Americans in ways undefinable there are still many obstacles that African Americans still have to try and overcome today.