History A-Level
Civil rights and desegregation
What Civil rights and desegregation means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Civil rights and desegregation
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The changing status of minorities, especially African Americans, between 1945 and 1955, including Truman’s desegregation of the armed forces and the growth of the NAACP.
Topics that use Civil rights and desegregation
- The transformation of the USA, 1945–55 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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