What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

• A. Prohibition
• B. Temperance movement
• C. Civil Rights movement
• D. Labor movement

Answer: (C)

The Civil Rights Movement is the effort that sought to end racial discrimination in the United States. During the 1950s and 1960s, activists used nonviolent protests and legal challenges to dismantle segregation and secure equal rights, aiming to desegregate schools and public facilities and to protect voting rights. Landmark milestones include Brown v. Board of Education, which ruled that segregation in schools was unconstitutional; the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which outlawed discrimination in public accommodations and employment; and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which protected the right to vote. Prohibition and the Temperance movement focused on banning or restricting alcohol, while the Labor movement focused on workers’ rights and conditions. Among these, the Civil Rights Movement is the one aimed at ending racial discrimination.