extreme efforts began during the 1950’s and the 1960’s. In the beginning of the 1950’s, there was a clear divide between our country due to the color of a person’s skin. In the southern states of America, racial inequality in education, economic opportunity, and the political and legal processes was most blatant. The African American population was influenced by this, and so the movement began. The Civil Rights Movement addressed three areas of complete and utter discrimination: education, social segregation