in the United States was a political, legal, and social struggle by black Americans to gain full citizenship rights and to achieve racial equality. was first and foremost a challenge to segregation. During , individuals and organizations challenged segregation and discrimination with a variety of activities, including protest marches, boycotts, and refusal to abide by segregation laws. Many believed that the movement began with the Montgomery bus boycott in 1955 and ended with the Voting Rights act of 1965. However, there has been debat ....