Question

What was one primary goal of the civil rights movement of the in the 1950s and 1960s?

A. establish a separate political state for African Americans.

B. end policies of racial discrimination.

C. allow unlimited immigration to the United States.

D. pass an equal rights amendment to the Constitution.

Answer 1

The answer is B. Martin Luther King Jr., the leader of the Civil Rights Movement, wished to end policies that encourage racial discrimination. He wanted both white people and black people to get along and to be equal.