Civics Test Question 112: What did the civil rights movement do?
A question from the 2025 civics test, with the answers USCIS publishes and our explanation.
Translation
112
What did the civil rights movement do?民权运动做了什么？¿Qué hizo el movimiento por los derechos civiles?
Official answers
Any one of these is correct.
Fought to end racial discrimination为结束种族歧视而斗争Luchó para acabar con la discriminación racial
Explanation
The civil rights movement, mainly in the 1950s and 1960s, fought to end racial discrimination and led to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Memory tip
💡 Fought to end racial discrimination.
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