The Civil Rights Movement Returning from WWII, black Americans, just as those three decades prior, expected to find America a land of equality for all people and specifically a land endowed with increased black civil rights. Although the late 1940's and 1950's are not generally considered a period of social advancement for blacks, the decade and a half after World War II ultimately proved to be a very significant chapter in the history of black …showed first 75 words of 943 total…

…showed last 75 words of 943 total…'s movement will forever be rooted in the epochal decisions of the previous decade. Although the late 1940's and 1950's are usually considered fairly insignificant compared to revolutionary 1960's, the root of the black civil rights movement lies in the effective leadership of men like Martin Luther King, Jr. and the landmark legislation enacted by Chief Justice Earl Warren. The 1950's provided the spark that started the civil rights fire in the heart of America.