2008 test · Question 84 of 100
What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
Answers from the USCIS list
Give this answer. Words in light (parentheses) are optional.
- civil rights optional: (movement)
Our explanation
In the 1900s, many state laws treated people unfairly because of their race. This is called racial discrimination. After World War II, many people worked together to end these laws. This was the civil rights movement.
Remember it
Think of Martin Luther King, Jr.: a leader of the civil rights movement.
Source
USCIS 2025 Study Guide (M-1175) p. 66: “During the 1900s, many states had laws that discriminated against people based on their race.” “Soon after World War II ended, many people … began a movement to end racial discrimination.”
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