The Sixties in America Almanac | Civil Rights

• Early civil rights efforts
• Greensboro sit-ins
• SNCC sparks civil rights activities
• Voting rights
• A violent turn
• The Great Society: A Helping Hand or a Handout?
• Black nationalism
• Inspiring Others: The Women's, Chicanos', and American Indians' Movements
• For More Information

In 1960, when the civil rights movement first began to gain national attention, African Americans had been working to gain political and economic rights for nearly a century. Blacks had made some progress, but the laws that many southern...