Civil Rights Movement: A social movement in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s aimed at achieving legal equality and ending racial segregation for African Americans.
Nonviolent Resistance: The use of peaceful means, like sit-ins, boycotts, or marches, to protest against unfair treatment or injustice without using physical force.
Segregation: The enforced separation of different racial groups in public facilities such as schools, restaurants, and transportation.