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Major Civil Rights Movements
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Abolitionist Movement
Location: United States, United Kingdom, Time Period: 18th century to 19th century, Key Events: Publication of 'Uncle Tom's Cabin', Emancipation Proclamation, Thirteenth Amendment, Impact: Abolition of slavery
Civil Rights Movement in Northern Ireland
Location: Northern Ireland, Time Period: 1960s-1998, Key Events: The Battle of the Bogside, Bloody Sunday, Good Friday Agreement, Impact: End of the Troubles and improved rights for the Catholic minority
Land Rights Movement (Australia)
Location: Australia, Time Period: 1960s onwards, Key Events: Gurindji strike, Native Title Act, Apology to Australia's Indigenous peoples, Impact: Recognition of Indigenous land rights
The Disability Rights Movement
Location: United States, Time Period: 1970s onwards, Key Events: Section 504 Sit-in, The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Impact: Anti-discrimination protections for people with disabilities
Black Lives Matter Movement
Location: Global, primarily United States, Time Period: 2013 onwards, Key Events: Death of Trayvon Martin, Protests in Ferguson, Defund the Police Campaign, Impact: Global discourse on anti-Black racism and police brutality
The Civil Rights Movement (USA)
Location: United States, Time Period: 1950s-1960s, Key Events: Montgomery Bus Boycott, March on Washington, Civil Rights Acts, Impact: End of legal racial segregation
The Chicano Movement
Location: United States, Time Period: 1960s-1970s, Key Events: United Farm Workers strike, Chicano Moratorium, Bilingual Education Act, Impact: Improved rights for Mexican Americans
Stonewall Riots
Location: United States, Time Period: 1969, Key Events: Riots at the Stonewall Inn, First Pride marches, Formation of LGBTQ+ advocacy groups, Impact: Birth of modern LGBTQ+ rights movement
Dalit Buddhist Movement
Location: India, Time Period: 1950s onwards, Key Events: Conversion of B.R. Ambedkar, Maharashtra Buddhist conversion event 1956, Protests for social equality, Impact: Empowerment of Dalits and rejection of caste-based discrimination
The Women's Liberation Movement
Location: Worldwide, Time Period: 1960s-1980s, Key Events: The publishing of 'The Feminine Mystique', Women's Strike for Equality, Roe v. Wade, Impact: Advancements in gender equality and reproductive rights
Anti-Apartheid Movement
Location: South Africa, Time Period: 1948-1990s, Key Events: Sharpeville Massacre, Soweto Uprising, Release of Nelson Mandela, Impact: Dismantling of Apartheid regime
The Suffrage Movement
Location: United States, United Kingdom, Time Period: Late 19th century to early 20th century, Key Events: Seneca Falls Convention, Women's Suffrage Marches, Ratification of the 19th Amendment, Impact: Women's right to vote
The Solidarity Movement
Location: Poland, Time Period: 1980-1989, Key Events: Gdańsk Shipyard Strike, Martial law in Poland, Round-table talks, Impact: Fall of Communism in Poland and rise of a democratic government
American Indian Movement
Location: United States, Time Period: 1968 onwards, Key Events: Occupation of Alcatraz, Wounded Knee Standoff, Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, Impact: Greater recognition of Native American rights
Brazil's Landless Workers Movement (MST)
Location: Brazil, Time Period: 1984 onwards, Key Events: Occupations of unused land, Massacre of Eldorado dos Carajás, Legal reforms in land distribution, Impact: Land reform and improved conditions for rural workers
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