• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer
Zippy Facts Logo

Zippy Facts

Interesting Random Facts

  • Animals
  • Culture
  • Firsts
  • Food
  • Geography
  • Health
  • History
  • Inventions
  • Language
  • Mythology
  • Odds
  • People
  • Religion
  • Science
  • Space
  • Universe
  • World
You are here: Home / History / How did the African American civil rights movement in the 1960s progress?

How did the African American civil rights movement in the 1960s progress?

March 21, 2020 by Karen Hill

Between 1961 and 1963, over a million demonstrators protesting segregation, discrimination, and violence against blacks kept the pressure on in many southern cities.

This wave of protests reached a peak during the spring of 1963, when federal troops were sent into Birmingham, Alabama, to stop racial violence.

President John Kennedy reacted to the widespread demonstrations by introducing civil rights legislation designed to end segregation in public facilities.

Related Facts

  • What political support did the African American civil rights movement in the 1960s get?
  • What was the civil rights movement and How did the American Civil Rights Movement originate?
  • What did black civil rights leaders do to help President Kennedy’s civil rights bill become a law in the 1960s?
  • What resulted from the March on Washington in 1963 and How did it impact the civil rights movement?
  • What resulted from the civil rights demonstrations in the United States during the 1960s?
  • How did the African American civil rights movement begin?

Filed Under: History

About Karen Hill

Karen Hill is a freelance writer, editor, and columnist. Born in New York, her work has appeared in the Examiner, Yahoo News, Buzzfeed, among others.

Previous Post: « Who was Barbara Jordan and What was Barbara Jordan’s contribution to the American Civil Rights Movement?
Next Post: Who was Fannie Lou Hamer and What role did she play in the African American Civil Rights Movement? »

Footer

Follow

  • Facebook
  • Flickr
  • GitHub
  • Google+
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Medium
  • Pinterest
  • StumbleUpon
  • Tumblr
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Categories

Accomplishments Animals Culture Firsts Food Geography Health History Inventions Language Mythology Odds People Religion Science Space Universe World Your Body

About

Zippy Facts empowers the world by serving educational content that is accessible to everyone.

A tribute to growing up, zippyfacts.com showcases interesting and unusual facts about the world.

Our mission is to use technology to facilitate knowledge transfer and sharing.

Copyright © 2020 Zippy Facts

  • About Us
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy