“The Civil Rights Movement: A Catalyst for Change in America” The Civil Rights Movement: A Catalyst for Change in America During and after the Cold War, the United States underwent significant social, political, economic, and cultural transformations. One of the

Prompt: During the decades during and after the Cold War, the United States experienced several significant social, political, economic, and cultural transformations. How did the Civil Rights Movement aim to improve the lives of both African Americans, and all Americans as a whole? What were some of the lasting impacts of the Civil Rights Movement?
Your thesis statement should be a direct answer to this question. Organize your paper to include subtopics that support the thesis. Your paragraphs should contain succinct quotes from the interviewee, followed by an explanation, analysis, and interpretation. To properly contextualize, you will need to draw upon information from the textbook and other course materials this semester, including primary sources. Cite all examples and direct quotes using either MLA in-text or Chicago-Style footnote citations. Conclude with a paragraph that ties all your analysis together by restating your thesis (albeit in a paraphrased form), and briefly discuss some of the broader implications of the topic. 
To answer this essay question, you may use any material covered in class (e.g., videos, readings from American Yawp, and the documents from Voice
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