Answer:
Civil rights activists believed that African Americans could use non-violent protests and civil disobedience to make sure they were treated fairly.
Step-by-step explanation:
A set of social movements in US was The African-American Civil Rights Movement. Attaining equal rights for the people of Africa - America was their major goal. Since "African-American" term was not being used at their time and so it was said to be The Civil Rights Movement.
The usage of non-violent protests and civil disobedience made this movement as a very popular one. There was a refusal of following unequal laws in a peaceful manner was the main aim of this movement. The participants of this movement only followed protest marching, sit-ins and boycotting. Even when they were assaulted by white people supporting racism they did not fought with them in response. This movement was comprised of people who believed different things.
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