The civil rights movement of the 1950s in the United States was the beginning of a political and social conflict for African Americans in the United States to obtain their full rights in the country, and have the same equality as white Americans. The civil rights movement was a challenge to segregation, the laws and ordinances that separated blacks and whites. This movement aimed to end racial segregation against black Americans in the United States. Many acts and campaigns of civil resistance represented this movement. African Americans and whites carried out forms of protest and civil disobedience, including sit-ins, boycotts, marches, and other nonviolent activities. From this movement came many successes such as the Montgomery bus boycott, part of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which "restored and protected the right to vote for African Americans." But along with the achievements, numerous outbreaks and controversies swept the South and caused secondary casualties and acts of violence.BackgroundAfter the American Civil War, three constitutional amendments were passed in favor of African Americans. The Thirteenth Amendment of 1865 “abolished slavery.” The Fourteenth Amendment of 1868 “guaranteed former slaves their rights as citizens.” And the Fifteenth Amendment of 1870 “gave African-American men the right to vote in elections,” although at the time only white men could vote in the United States. Between 1877 and 1965, the United States went through a period of transition. The Reconstruction era which attempted to “establish free labor and civil rights for freedmen in the South.” Many whites living in the South did not like these changes and began to form their own movement...... middle of paper ...... a ten-year struggle for freedom and justice, the Movement of Civil Rights, which stimulated others. do the same at home and abroad. It was a source of inspiration for those seeking to dismantle de jure or de facto segregation. Conclusion The civil rights movement throughout the 1950s was a looming storm of violence, movements, and social reforms that helped shape America and show that not all men were equal. Civil rights continues to be a struggle today in the United States, but there is a clear picture of where we are headed as citizens. Many Americans, black and white, protested, demonstrated and boycotted across America to end segregation and achieve equality for all. The process of the civil rights movement in the 1950s was long and difficult, but all the efforts led to improvements in equality for African Americans..