Civil Rights Movement In The 1950's

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“When the women's liberation movement began, when people began protesting against the Vietnam War, civil rights movement, at the beginning of those movements, the majority of the country was not with them, did not believe in the basic principles of any of those philosophies.” ( Michael Moore) shows how most people were against equal rights and that some groups faced deprivation of equal rights. The Civil Rights movement in the 1950’s was one of the biggest pushes for equality. Other groups such as African Americans faced segregation and deprivation of equal schooling. Melba Pattillo Beals from the Little Rock 9 in Warriors Don't Cry , faced these inequalities as well. She had been unable to integrate into Central High School. Melba and African