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Primary Sources: Civil Rights in America - Events

Civil Rights Events in America Guide

Key civil rights movements include women’s suffrage and the civil rights movement.

The purpose of this guide is to shed light on the many civil rights movements in American history. To provide the researcher with a starting point to access primary sources collections from particular civil rights events that help America Society to evolve over time to be more inclusive.