Learning Objectives

4.1 Define civil rights.

4.2 Identify two obstacles in the way of civil rights for African Americans historically.

4.3 Discuss the political efforts to seek civil rights for African Americans from the nineteenth century to the present.

4.4 Explain the legacy of the civil rights movement for groups such as women, Hispanics, and members of the LGBT community.

4.5 Assess the role of collective action efforts in the civil rights movement.