The civil rights movement in the United States of America from 1954 to 1968 is an important element of the nation's contemporary history. The event was a turning point in the history of Black Americans as their courage and persistence displayed led to the legislative reform of American society into a more democratic and less prejudiced country. The efforts of these protestors and was co-ordinated by large civil rights organisations, chiefly the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP), the Southern Christian Leadership Committee (SCLC) and the Student Non-Violent Co-ordinating Committee (SNCC). These three organisations and their achievements are the focus of this presentation. It has always been acknowledged that Black Americans, through the civil rights movement successfully achieved equality amongst whites. This assumption has found to be relatively unsubstantial, and while success in terms of government legislation was achieved, whether African Americans found social justice and equality in everyday life after the movement is another story.
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             The events of the civil rights movement in the United States were co-ordinated by various organisations, each using different strategies in an attempt to achieve their aims of social justice for African Americans. The three most predominantly recognised organisations of the time were the NAACP, SCLC and SNCC. These three organ...