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noun
Any of a number of movements against systemic oppression in various different countries, but especially
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any of a number of movements against systemic oppression in various different countries, but especially:
A social and political movement in the United States between 1954 and 1968 that aimed to end racial segregation, discrimination, and disfranchisement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, historical
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noun
movement in the United States beginning in the 1960s and led primarily by Blacks in an effort to establish the civil rights of individual Black citizens
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: movement, social movement, front
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