One of them takes place from 1942 to 1968. The issue of racism announced its presence in forms of segregation, white supremacy, social oppression, violence and injustice. The Civil Rights Movement was a peace movement focused on changing American law, regarding institutionalized segregation. African Americans were trying to find a way out of inequality. Thousands of people marched in non-violent protests demanding to be heard and treated fairly. “The movement helped generate a national crisis that forced federal government intervention to overturn segregation laws in Southern states, restore voting rights for African Americans, and end legal housing discrimination , education and employment” (Zunes e