### Question
How does the law define Civil Rights movement?


### Answer
Under *20 U.S.C. § 80s*, **Civil Rights movement** is defined as:

> the movement to secure racial equality in the United States for African Americans that, focusing on the period 1954 through 1968, challenged the practice of racial segregation in the Nation and achieved equal rights legislation for all American citizens

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 80s*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 3-SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES > SUBCHAPTER XV-CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORY PROJECT**

