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What is the history of the Civil Rights movement in the United States?
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The civil rights movement began with the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibited discrimination based on race or color. This was followed by the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which gave African Americans the right to vote in certain states and localities. In addition, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Fair Housing Act of 1968, which outlawed housing discrimination based on race. These laws were important steps towards equality for African Americans, but they did not address other forms of discrimination such as gender inequality, poverty, and police brutality. The Black Power movement emerged in the late 1960s and early 1970s as a response to these issues, calling for an end to white supremacy and black oppression. In the 1980s, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) led the fight against racial injustice through protests, boycotts, and lawsuits. By the mid-1990s, the movement had achieved many of its goals, including the election of Barack Obama as the first African American president.