civil rights leader

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• civil rights leader — noun a leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups • Syn: ↑civil rights worker, ↑civil rights activist • Hypernyms: ↑reformer, ↑reformist, ↑crusader, ↑social reformer, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Curtis Cooper (civil rights leader) — Curtis V. Cooper was an American health care and civil rights leader from Georgia. Contents 1 Early background 2 Civil rights leader 3 Health care provider 4 …   Wikipedia

• Civil Rights Leader — Martin Luther King, Jr …   Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

• civil rights — n [plural] the rights that every person should have, such as the right to vote or to be treated fairly by the law, whatever their sex, race, or religion civil rights demonstration/movement etc ▪ a civil rights leader →↑bill of rights …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• civil rights — noun plural * the basic rights that all people in a society should have, for example the right to be treated fairly by the law, the right to express your ideas, and the right to practice your religion: the civil rights movement of the 1960s a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• civil rights — noun plural 1. : those rights the enjoyment of which does not involve participation in the establishment, support, or management of the government; specifically : the rights secured to citizens of the United States by the 13th and 14th amendments …   Useful english dictionary

• civil rights activist — noun a leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups • Syn: ↑civil rights leader, ↑civil rights worker • Hypernyms: ↑reformer, ↑reformist, ↑crusader, ↑social reformer, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• civil rights worker — noun a leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups • Syn: ↑civil rights leader, ↑civil rights activist • Hypernyms: ↑reformer, ↑reformist, ↑crusader, ↑social reformer, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• civil rights — UK / US noun [plural] the basic rights that all people in a society should have, for example the right to be treated fairly by the law, the right to express their ideas, and the right to practise their religion the civil rights movement of the… …   English dictionary

• Civil Rights Act of 1964 — Full title An act to enforce the constitutional right to vote, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States of America to provide relief against discrimination in public accommodations, to authorize the Attorney General to …   Wikipedia

• Civil rights movement — See also: Protests of 1968 and African American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968) The civil rights movement was a worldwide political movement for equality before the law occurring between approximately 1950 and 1980. In many situations it… …   Wikipedia