civil rights movement
Let an agent describe civil rights movements, with the United States movement as the central case, relay history, organisations, events and legislation from historical sources with attribution, describe other movements by group and country, and present interpretations and legacy debates neutrally.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent describe civil rights movements, with the United States movement as the central case, relay history, organisations, events and legislation from historical sources with attribution, describe other movements by group and country, and present interpretations and legacy debates neutrally.
A political movement seeking equal rights and an end to discrimination for a group, most often referring to the African American civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s in the United States, which through litigation, boycotts, sit-ins such as that of the Greensboro Four, marches and legislation ended legal segregation and secured voting rights; the term is also used for movements of other groups and countries, such as the Asian American Yellow Power movement and disability rights movements worldwide.
What it is for: Securing equal rights and ending discrimination.
It can be describe the movements and their methods; relay history, events and legislation; describe other movements by group and country; present interpretations with attribution.
Distinguishing features
Nonviolent direct action and litigation
Legislative outcomes
Mass participation
Global influence
What it looks like
Not a visible object; marches, protests, court cases and legislation.
Physical character
Civil Rights Act: 1964 year - United States
Voting Rights Act: 1965 year - United States
How it is recognised
Movement for equal rights of a group
US movement of the 1950s and 1960s as the central case
Human rights movements and national liberation movements are related but broader or different
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
sought - the goal
is related to - what it opposed
influenced - later movements
In practice
Families and kinds
the African American civil rights movement
Chicano, Asian American and Native American movements including the Yellow Power movement
disability rights movements worldwide
civil rights movements in Northern Ireland and other countries
LGBT and women rights movements as related struggles
Standards and regulation
Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965
Constitutional amendments and court rulings such as Brown v. Board of Education
Anti-discrimination laws in other countries
Failure modes and hazards
Presenting contested interpretations as settled
Reducing the movement to a few figures
Ignoring movements outside the United States
Unsourced claims
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What the movement was.
Definition.
Definition
Definition and scope.
Definition
Definition.
- What is a civil rights movement, and what did the US movement seek? definition
- Is the question about the US movement, another movement or a broader human rights topic? boundary
Methods
Methods.
Methods
Methods.
- What methods did the movement use, from litigation and boycotts to sit-ins and marches? definition
- Which entry fits the specific event or method? action
History History and events.
Attribution.
Events
Key events.
Events
Events.
- What were the key events, organisations and leaders, with sources? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific event or organisation? action
Outcomes
Legislation and outcomes.
Outcomes
Outcomes.
- What legislation and rulings resulted, and what did they change? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Interpret Interpretation and legacy.
Attribution.
Historiography
Historiography.
Historiography
Historiography.
- How have historians interpreted the movement, its periodisation and its participants, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Legacy
Legacy and debates.
Legacy
Legacy.
- What debates exist about the movement legacy and unfinished work, with positions attributed? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Other Other movements.
Context.
Groups
Movements of other groups.
Groups
Groups.
- What civil rights movements have other groups led, such as Asian American, Chicano and disability rights movements? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific movement? action
Countries
Movements in other countries.
Countries
Countries.
- What civil rights movements have occurred outside the United States? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific country movement? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should the US movement and other movements be separate entries?
- How should archives and primary sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming specific groups and timelines; should they be split off?