Can you summarize the progress made in civil rights for minorities between 1950 - 1970 for me please.

Civil rights are freedoms and rights of individuals in a
society. Many countries, explicitly grant such rights to their citizens which include
rights such as freedom of speech, of the press, of religion, right to own property, and
to receive fair and equal treatment from government, other persons, and private groups.
Though, in USA the bill of rights theoretically granted equal rights to all, in practice
many discriminatory practices against minorities continued to exist even after abolition
of slavery. It became the main domestic issue in USA in
1960's

Though there was a gradual movements towards greater
equality in USA the progress was rather slow. The period between 1950 to 1970 is marked
in US history is a period of increasing struggle for civil rights of minorities and
resultant achievements in this direction.

One of the main
leader of this movement was Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968), who championed the
cause of equal civil rights in a peaceful way almost throughout these two decades. His
movement won support from a wide section of American population including whites. This
movement led to abolition of laws that had barred integration in southern states. In
1956 Supreme Court ordered provision of integrated seating in public
buses

Major progress in civil rights for minorities was
made with passing of Civil Rights Act in 1964, which was the result of initiatives taken
by President John F. Kennedy, and his successor Lyndon B. Johnson. This act prohibited
racial discrimination in voter registration, access to public places such as parks,
public lavatories and buses, and provided for equal opportunity in employment and
education. Similarly, the Act of 1968 prohibited racial discrimination in other areas
such as the sale and rental of housing. It also made provision of financial aid for the
needy.