The civil rights movement in the US)the national campaign by African-Americans for equal rights especially in the 1950s and 1960s. The campaign included boycotts( refusals to buy particular products ) the actions of freedom riders and in 1963 a march to Washington led by Martin Luther King. It succeeded in causing the introduction of bussing and affirmative action The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 were also introduced as a result of the civil rights movement, which has helped to change the attitudes of many white AmericansThe civil rights movement ( in the US) the national campaign by African-Americans for equal rights, especially in the 1950s and 1960s. The campaign included boycotts (= refusals to buy particular products ), the actions of freedom riders, and in 1963 a march to Washington led by Martin Luther King. It succeeded in causing the introduction of bussing and affirmative action. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 were also introduced as a result of the civil rights movement, which has helped to change the attitudes of many white Americans