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Did African Americans have rights and freedom during World War II

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Centuries of prejudice and discrimination against blacks fueled the civil rights crusade, but World War II and its aftermath were arguably the main catalysts. The civil rights movement was a fight for equal rights under the law for African Americans during the 1950s and 1960s.

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