Evaluate the extent to which the growth of civil rights activism contributed to the changes in government actions from 1940 to 1980.
African Americans and middle-class white women became activists in civil rights movements that brought significant changes to government action during the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. Both groups used legal cases and nonviolent demonstrations to galvanize public support for watershed government actions. However, both groups also experienced disappointing setbacks.
