When did the Civil Rights Movement end?

The civil rights movement did not end in 1968. It shifted to a new phase.The long official story line of the civil rights movement runs from Montgomery to Memphis, from the 1955 bus boycott that introduced Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) to the nation, to the final 1968 struggle where an assassin stole his life. read more

[[RUBATO]]The [&movement&] was characterized by major campaigns of [&civil&] resistance. Between 1955 and 1968\, acts of nonviolent [&protest&] and [&civil&] disobedience produced crisis situations and productive dialogues between activists and government authorities. read more

It ended when Dr. King was assassinated in 1968-- Dr. King certainly was not the only leader or actor in the Civil Rights Movement. In the '50s and '60s, it was a collection of millions of people around the US and the world who contributed. read more