AP US History question:

Despite the mixed records of Presidents John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and Richard Nixon and the divisions within the civil rights movement, the 1960s is a notable decade in US history for the profound success of the black civil rights movement. Assess the validity of this statement.

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Bruno Henry

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24 February, 08:54

AP US History question:

Despite the mixed records of Presidents John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and Richard Nixon and the divisions within the civil rights movement, the 1960s is a notable decade in US history for the profound success of the black civil rights movement. Assess the validity of this statement.

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Tristan Frost · Answer 1

This is in general a very valid statement. During no other time in US history since the Civil War had the well-being of blacks been more called into question. Real legislation such as the Civil Rights Act made huge differences for blacks accross the nation.