The '''civil rights movement''' occurred in the [[United States]] from about 1953 to 1968, as courts and [[Congress]] changed laws to end segregation of [[African Americans]] in public places and make it easier for them to vote. | The '''civil rights movement''' occurred in the [[United States]] from about 1953 to 1968, as courts and [[Congress]] changed laws to end segregation of [[African Americans]] in public places and make it easier for them to vote. |